Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 95th of 97 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, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 92 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 93 Pakistan 0.5% compare
- 94 Palestine, State of 0.4% compare
- 96 Jordan 0.4% compare
- 97 Djibouti 0.3% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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