Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
9th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.050.10.150.21988200320191988: 0.107 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.128 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.133 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.156 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.171 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.159 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.158 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.169 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.164 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.179 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.178 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.2% for employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1988 0.1%
1998 0.1% +9.9%
2005 0.1% +8.3%
2007 0.1% +0.6%
2008 0.1% +4.0%
2009 0.2% +17.3%
2010 0.2% +9.7%
2011 0.2% -6.4%
2012 0.2% -0.3%
2013 0.2% -0.2%
2014 0.2% -0.5%
2015 0.2% +6.6%
2016 0.2% -2.7%
2017 0.2% +9.0%
2018 0.2% -0.9%
2019 0.2% +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 Employment in the craft workers occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the craft workers occupation group, 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
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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