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

Egypt: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
48th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.429 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.482 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.482 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.52 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.541 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.557 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.571 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.557 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.574 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.562 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.561 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.572 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.595 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.612 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.627 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.5% +12.2%
2005 0.5% +0.0%
2007 0.5% +7.9%
2008 0.5% +4.1%
2009 0.6% +3.0%
2010 0.6% +2.4%
2011 0.6% -2.4%
2012 0.6% +3.2%
2013 0.6% -2.1%
2014 0.6% -0.3%
2015 0.6% +2.0%
2016 0.6% +4.0%
2017 0.6% -0.7%
2018 0.6% +3.5%
2019 0.6% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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