Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.5% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 72nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -60.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +103.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -54.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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