Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 48.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.13
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 76 countries
All-time high
48.83
in 2010
All-time low
44.25
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

010203040501988200320191988: 44.21998: 45.72005: 47.52007: 47.82008: 47.52009: 48.52010: 48.82011: 46.92012: 46.72013: 47.22014: 47.92015: 48.12016: 462017: 46.32018: 47.62019: 48.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 48.13.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 48.83 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.25, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 8th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 44.25 44.25 44.25 1
1990s 45.7 45.7 45.7 1
2000s 47.84 47.51 48.5 4
2010s 47.38 46.04 48.83 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 Tanzania 50.98 compare
  2. 6 Uganda 50.48 compare
  3. 7 Cambodia 49.18 compare
  4. 9 Turkey 48.1 compare
  5. 10 Namibia 48 compare
  6. 11 Nigeria 46.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 48.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 48.83 in 2010.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 44.25 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,029 data points, 1980–2021
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