Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
44th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1988
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.961 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.919 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.95 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.932 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.938 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.937 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.936 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.914 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.904 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.892 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.889 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.89 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.886 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.9 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.915 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.939 % of rural labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 1.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Egypt 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1988 1.0%
1998 0.9% -4.4%
2005 1.0% +3.4%
2007 0.9% -2.0%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% -0.0%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% -2.4%
2012 0.9% -1.1%
2013 0.9% -1.2%
2014 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% +0.1%
2016 0.9% -0.4%
2017 0.9% +1.5%
2018 0.9% +1.6%
2019 0.9% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1988.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 44th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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