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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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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