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

Egypt: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1988
All-time low
0.6%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.835 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.738 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.755 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.648 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.647 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.663 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.682 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.685 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.666 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.674 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.676 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.687 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.692 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.719 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.7 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.712 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.

That places Egypt 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1988 0.8%
1998 0.7% -11.6%
2005 0.8% +2.3%
2007 0.6% -14.1%
2008 0.6% -0.2%
2009 0.7% +2.5%
2010 0.7% +2.9%
2011 0.7% +0.4%
2012 0.7% -2.7%
2013 0.7% +1.1%
2014 0.7% +0.4%
2015 0.7% +1.6%
2016 0.7% +0.7%
2017 0.7% +3.9%
2018 0.7% -2.6%
2019 0.7% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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