Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
35th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

0.050.10.150.20.250.31988200320191988: 0.233 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.304 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.28 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.141 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.143 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.134 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.11 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.099 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.115 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.119 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.128 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.078 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.073 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.064 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Egypt 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.2%
1998 0.3% +30.1%
2005 0.3% -7.6%
2007 0.1% -49.8%
2008 0.1% +1.4%
2009 0.1% -6.4%
2010 0.1% -17.8%
2011 0.1% +0.5%
2012 0.1% -10.6%
2013 0.1% +16.4%
2014 0.1% +3.8%
2015 0.1% +7.2%
2016 0.1% -38.9%
2017 0.1% +12.6%
2018 0.1% -16.3%
2019 0.1% -12.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 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 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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