Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
36th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.248 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.343 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.343 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.393 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.414 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.435 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.457 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.444 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.463 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.455 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.456 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.467 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.483 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.481 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.511 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.527 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 36th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.3% +38.6%
2005 0.3% -0.1%
2007 0.4% +14.7%
2008 0.4% +5.3%
2009 0.4% +4.9%
2010 0.5% +5.1%
2011 0.4% -2.8%
2012 0.5% +4.1%
2013 0.5% -1.7%
2014 0.5% +0.2%
2015 0.5% +2.5%
2016 0.5% +3.4%
2017 0.5% -0.5%
2018 0.5% +6.3%
2019 0.5% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 36th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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