Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, 1998–2019

00.10.20.30.41998200820191998: 0.376 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.332 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.34 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.319 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.317 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.336 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.327 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.314 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.309 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.282 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.288 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Egypt ranks 11th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.4%
2005 0.3% -20.7%
2007 0.3% +11.4%
2008 0.3% +1.2%
2009 0.3% +1.1%
2010 0.3% -6.1%
2011 0.3% -0.7%
2012 0.3% +6.0%
2013 0.3% -2.5%
2014 0.3% -0.8%
2015 0.3% -3.4%
2016 0.3% -1.6%
2017 0.3% -8.7%
2018 0.3% +6.7%
2019 0.3% -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Egypt rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 346 data points, 1981–2021
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