Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.4% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 92nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 89 Pakistan 0.4% compare
- 90 Morocco 0.4% compare
- 91 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 0.4% compare
- 94 Kosovo 0.4% compare
- 94 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare
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, urban in Egypt?
- Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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