Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 was 0.5514 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5514
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
50th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8056
in 1988
All-time low
0.5428
in 2017
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.8061998: 0.6462005: 0.5662007: 0.5472008: 0.5472009: 0.5542010: 0.582011: 0.5812012: 0.5932013: 0.6012014: 0.6152015: 0.552016: 0.552017: 0.5432018: 0.5432019: 0.551

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt stood at 0.5514.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt peaked at 0.8056 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5428, in 2017.

That places Egypt 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 0.8056
1998 0.6455 -19.9%
2005 0.5658 -12.4%
2007 0.5472 -3.3%
2008 0.5471 -0.0%
2009 0.554 +1.3%
2010 0.5798 +4.7%
2011 0.581 +0.2%
2012 0.5933 +2.1%
2013 0.6012 +1.3%
2014 0.6154 +2.4%
2015 0.5502 -10.6%
2016 0.5505 +0.1%
2017 0.5428 -1.4%
2018 0.5429 +0.0%
2019 0.5514 +1.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.5514 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6184, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.5514 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5849, 94% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8056 0.8056 0.8056 1
1990s 0.6455 0.6455 0.6455 1
2000s 0.5535 0.5471 0.5658 4
2010s 0.5708 0.5428 0.6154 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 47 Tajikistan 0.5582 compare
  2. 48 Greece 0.5563 compare
  3. 49 Norway 0.5523 compare
  4. 51 Nepal 0.5508 compare
  5. 52 Laos 0.5475 compare
  6. 53 Ireland 0.5469 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt?
Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 in Egypt was 0.5514 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8056 in 1988.
What is the lowest dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5428 in 2017.
How does Egypt rank for dependency rate, all compared to 15-64?
Egypt ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is dependency rate, all compared to 15-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dependency rate, all compared to 15-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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