Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

Egypt: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
58th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.335 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.376 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.273 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.25 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.244 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.218 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.255 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.255 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.215 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.187 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.193 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 0.2%.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

Egypt ranks 58th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or 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 0.3%
1998 0.4% +12.2%
2005 0.4% -3.8%
2007 0.3% -24.4%
2008 0.3% -8.5%
2009 0.2% -2.6%
2010 0.2% -5.5%
2011 0.2% +0.5%
2012 0.2% -5.7%
2013 0.3% +20.0%
2014 0.3% -2.8%
2015 0.3% +0.0%
2016 0.2% -22.6%
2017 0.2% +8.9%
2018 0.2% -12.7%
2019 0.2% +2.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 58th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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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