Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1988
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.655 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.527 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.563 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.46 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.459 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.483 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.512 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.529 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.503 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.519 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.519 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.531 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.563 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.581 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.58 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.591 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.6% for informal job workers, aged 25-64 in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.

That places Egypt 20th out of 38 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 25-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.5% -19.6%
2005 0.6% +6.8%
2007 0.5% -18.3%
2008 0.5% -0.2%
2009 0.5% +5.2%
2010 0.5% +6.1%
2011 0.5% +3.3%
2012 0.5% -5.0%
2013 0.5% +3.3%
2014 0.5% -0.1%
2015 0.5% +2.4%
2016 0.6% +6.1%
2017 0.6% +3.2%
2018 0.6% -0.2%
2019 0.6% +1.9%

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 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1988.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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