Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt

Egypt: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
94th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1988
All-time low
0.8%
in 2015
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.899 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.891 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.896 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.818 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.821 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.796 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.782 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.785 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.772 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.763 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.762 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.759 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.761 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.768 % of female labor force in working age2018: 0.784 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.781 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.

Egypt ranks 94th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.9% -0.9%
2005 0.9% +0.6%
2007 0.8% -8.7%
2008 0.8% +0.3%
2009 0.8% -3.0%
2010 0.8% -1.8%
2011 0.8% +0.3%
2012 0.8% -1.6%
2013 0.8% -1.2%
2014 0.8% -0.2%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% +0.2%
2017 0.8% +0.9%
2018 0.8% +2.2%
2019 0.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
  2. 92 Namibia 0.8% compare
  3. 93 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  4. 95 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  5. 96 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  6. 97 Croatia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
How does Egypt rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Egypt ranks 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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