Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
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- 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 employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 service sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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