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

Egypt: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
13th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
15
1998–2019

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

00.20.40.61998200820191998: 0.664 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.573 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.623 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.603 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.607 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.576 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.555 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.595 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.567 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.57 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.536 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.493 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.487 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.473 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.457 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.5% for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places Egypt 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.7%
2005 0.6% -13.7%
2007 0.6% +8.7%
2008 0.6% -3.1%
2009 0.6% +0.5%
2010 0.6% -5.1%
2011 0.6% -3.7%
2012 0.6% +7.2%
2013 0.6% -4.7%
2014 0.6% +0.6%
2015 0.5% -5.9%
2016 0.5% -8.1%
2017 0.5% -1.2%
2018 0.5% -2.8%
2019 0.5% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 358 data points, 1981–2021
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