Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
7th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.263 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.248 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.319 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.325 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.348 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.34 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.305 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.316 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.332 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.371 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 7th out of 82 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.2% -5.4%
2005 0.3% +25.7%
2007 0.3% +2.1%
2008 0.3% +1.8%
2009 0.3% +7.2%
2010 0.3% -2.2%
2011 0.3% -10.4%
2012 0.3% -1.1%
2013 0.3% -2.6%
2014 0.3% +3.1%
2015 0.3% +4.3%
2016 0.3% -7.6%
2017 0.3% +6.4%
2018 0.3% +6.7%
2019 0.4% +12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 7th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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