Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
34th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

0.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.418 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.394 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.213 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.199 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.164 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.164 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.147 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.165 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.172 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.183 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.134 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.113 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.096 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.1% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 34th of 91 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 workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.4% +18.7%
2005 0.4% -5.6%
2007 0.2% -46.4%
2008 0.2% +0.6%
2009 0.2% -6.3%
2010 0.2% -17.6%
2011 0.2% -0.0%
2012 0.1% -10.2%
2013 0.2% +11.8%
2014 0.2% +4.5%
2015 0.2% +6.4%
2016 0.1% -36.3%
2017 0.1% +14.3%
2018 0.1% -15.7%
2019 0.1% -14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Egypt ranks 34th out of 91 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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