Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt

Egypt: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.662 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.493 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.553 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.519 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.527 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.548 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.577 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.594 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.569 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.577 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.577 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.599 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.628 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.641 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.652 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.665 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 15th out of 38 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.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.5% -25.5%
2005 0.6% +12.2%
2007 0.5% -6.2%
2008 0.5% +1.5%
2009 0.5% +4.0%
2010 0.6% +5.2%
2011 0.6% +3.0%
2012 0.6% -4.2%
2013 0.6% +1.4%
2014 0.6% +0.1%
2015 0.6% +3.8%
2016 0.6% +4.8%
2017 0.6% +2.0%
2018 0.7% +1.7%
2019 0.7% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  3. 14 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  4. 16 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  5. 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% compare
  6. 18 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, male?
Egypt ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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