Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
30th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.010.020.031988200320191988: 0.023 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.027 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.025 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.019 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.021 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.016 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.016 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.014 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.015 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.017 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.026 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.014 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.012 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.012 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.014 % 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 non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.0%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.

Egypt ranks 30th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural unpaid employment, 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 0.0%
1998 0.0% +16.6%
2005 0.0% -6.4%
2007 0.0% -24.7%
2008 0.0% +10.1%
2009 0.0% -2.2%
2010 0.0% -23.7%
2011 0.0% +0.8%
2012 0.0% -12.3%
2013 0.0% +9.2%
2014 0.0% +14.9%
2015 0.0% +50.7%
2016 0.0% -47.1%
2017 0.0% -11.5%
2018 0.0% -1.6%
2019 0.0% +17.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 27 Türkiye 0.0% compare
  2. 28 Zambia 0.0% compare
  3. 29 Rwanda 0.0% compare
  4. 31 Belgium 0.0% compare
  5. 32 Djibouti 0.0% compare
  6. 33 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 Non-agricultural unpaid employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural unpaid employment, 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
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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