Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
56th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.20.30.40.50.60.71988200320191988: 0.182 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.159 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.199 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.313 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.312 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.32 % of rural employed female population in working age2010: 0.35 % of rural employed female population in working age2011: 0.34 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.417 % of rural employed female population in working age2013: 0.367 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.361 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.383 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.401 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.463 % of rural employed female population in working age2018: 0.652 % of rural employed female population in working age2019: 0.635 % of rural employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed female population in working age.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.6% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 98.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 56th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.2% -13.1%
2005 0.2% +25.8%
2007 0.3% +57.1%
2008 0.3% -0.3%
2009 0.3% +2.6%
2010 0.3% +9.1%
2011 0.3% -2.8%
2012 0.4% +22.5%
2013 0.4% -12.0%
2014 0.4% -1.6%
2015 0.4% +6.3%
2016 0.4% +4.5%
2017 0.5% +15.7%
2018 0.7% +40.7%
2019 0.6% -2.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.1%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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