Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt
Egypt: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Egypt 81st out of 108 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of male population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt?
- Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male?
- Egypt ranks 81st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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