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

Egypt: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.803 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.695 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.774 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.933 % of urban employed female population in working age2008: 0.906 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.917 % of urban employed female population in working age2010: 0.917 % of urban employed female population in working age2011: 0.916 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.928 % of urban employed female population in working age2013: 0.872 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.879 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.921 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.944 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.887 % of urban employed female population in working age2018: 0.974 % of urban employed female population in working age2019: 0.973 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 1.0%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1988 0.8%
1998 0.7% -13.4%
2005 0.8% +11.3%
2007 0.9% +20.6%
2008 0.9% -3.0%
2009 0.9% +1.2%
2010 0.9% +0.0%
2011 0.9% -0.1%
2012 0.9% +1.2%
2013 0.9% -6.0%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% +4.9%
2016 0.9% +2.5%
2017 0.9% -6.1%
2018 1.0% +9.9%
2019 1.0% -0.1%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 52 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  2. 53 Greece 1.0% compare
  3. 54 Tunisia 1.0% compare
  4. 56 Nigeria 1.0% compare
  5. 57 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  6. 58 Cambodia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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