Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Informal job workers, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.892 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.862 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.875 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.821 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.807 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.845 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.859 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.875 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.868 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.872 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.878 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.887 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.86 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.885 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.899 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.906 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.

Egypt ranks 7th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.9% -3.3%
2005 0.9% +1.5%
2007 0.8% -6.2%
2008 0.8% -1.7%
2009 0.8% +4.7%
2010 0.9% +1.7%
2011 0.9% +1.9%
2012 0.9% -0.9%
2013 0.9% +0.5%
2014 0.9% +0.8%
2015 0.9% +1.0%
2016 0.9% -3.1%
2017 0.9% +2.9%
2018 0.9% +1.6%
2019 0.9% +0.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 4 Pakistan 1.0% compare
  2. 5 Morocco 0.9% compare
  3. 6 Ghana 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Nicaragua 0.8% compare
  6. 10 Honduras 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Informal job workers, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for informal job workers, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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