Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 108th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Egypt ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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