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

Egypt: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.519 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.377 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.422 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.353 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.366 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.402 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.429 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.451 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.411 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.437 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.432 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.465 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.508 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.514 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.528 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.544 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.

That places Egypt 18th out of 35 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, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1988 0.5%
1998 0.4% -27.3%
2005 0.4% +11.7%
2007 0.4% -16.3%
2008 0.4% +3.8%
2009 0.4% +9.9%
2010 0.4% +6.7%
2011 0.5% +5.1%
2012 0.4% -8.8%
2013 0.4% +6.2%
2014 0.4% -1.2%
2015 0.5% +7.7%
2016 0.5% +9.3%
2017 0.5% +1.2%
2018 0.5% +2.7%
2019 0.5% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 421 data points, 1981–2021
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