Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

Egypt: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
69th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.050.10.151988200320191988: 0.102 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.073 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.107 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.121 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.136 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.119 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.114 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.129 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 0.1%.

The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 69th of 107 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.1%
1998 0.1% -28.7%
2005 0.1% +11.8%
2007 0.1% +63.0%
2008 0.1% -19.1%
2009 0.1% +2.4%
2010 0.1% +9.5%
2011 0.1% +0.6%
2012 0.1% -1.2%
2013 0.1% +22.9%
2014 0.1% -7.9%
2015 0.1% -6.3%
2016 0.1% -6.2%
2017 0.1% +6.5%
2018 0.1% -10.2%
2019 0.1% +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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