Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt

Egypt: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.5508 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.5508
World rank
4th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.5508
in 2019
All-time low
0.4141
in 2015
Years of data
5
2004–2019

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt, 2004–2019

00.20.40.62004201120192004: 0.4962005: 0.5032012: 0.4732015: 0.4142019: 0.551

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt is 0.5508, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt peaked at 0.5508 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4141, in 2015.

Egypt ranks 4th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4962
2005 0.5033 +1.4%
2012 0.4727 -6.1%
2015 0.4141 -12.4%
2019 0.5508 +33.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4997 0.4962 0.5033 2
2010s 0.4792 0.4141 0.5508 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 0.8168 compare
  2. 2 Cambodia 0.8066 compare
  3. 3 Viet Nam 0.613 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 0.5418 compare
  5. 6 Lithuania 0.4829 compare
  6. 7 Philippines 0.458 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Egypt was 0.5508 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5508 in 2019.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4141 in 2015.
How does Egypt rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Egypt ranks 4th out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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