Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt

Egypt: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
23rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.20.30.40.50.60.71988200320191988: 0.479 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.683 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.629 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.339 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.346 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.33 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.291 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.299 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.273 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.344 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.365 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.399 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.23 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.26 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.237 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.22 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.2% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

That places Egypt 23rd out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1988 0.5%
1998 0.7% +42.7%
2005 0.6% -7.9%
2007 0.3% -46.0%
2008 0.3% +1.8%
2009 0.3% -4.5%
2010 0.3% -12.0%
2011 0.3% +2.8%
2012 0.3% -8.7%
2013 0.3% +26.2%
2014 0.4% +6.0%
2015 0.4% +9.4%
2016 0.2% -42.4%
2017 0.3% +13.2%
2018 0.2% -9.0%
2019 0.2% -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Egypt ranks 23rd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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