Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 was 46.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46.44
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 80 countries
All-time high
46.44
in 2019
All-time low
39.8
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

010203040501988200320191988: 40.81998: 39.82005: 40.82007: 45.22008: 45.22009: 462010: 46.42011: 45.12012: 45.22013: 45.52014: 45.92015: 46.42016: 442017: 44.62018: 45.92019: 46.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt stood at 46.44. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 46.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8, in 1998.

That places Egypt 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 40.79 40.79 40.79 1
1990s 39.8 39.8 39.8 1
2000s 44.3 40.77 46.02 4
2010s 45.53 44.01 46.44 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 3 Bangladesh 48.63 compare
  2. 4 Pakistan 47.53 compare
  3. 5 Namibia 47.06 compare
  4. 7 Jordan 46.37 compare
  5. 8 Cambodia 45.58 compare
  6. 9 Turkey 45.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 46.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 46.44 in 2019.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 39.8 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for average weekly working hours, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 6th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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