Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
37th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.172 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector1998: 0.15 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2005: 0.133 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2007: 0.197 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2008: 0.203 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2009: 0.181 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2010: 0.209 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2011: 0.21 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2012: 0.217 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2013: 0.212 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2014: 0.211 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2015: 0.257 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2016: 0.386 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2017: 0.375 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2018: 0.389 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector2019: 0.438 % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 141.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 37th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.2% -12.9%
2005 0.1% -11.5%
2007 0.2% +47.9%
2008 0.2% +3.0%
2009 0.2% -10.4%
2010 0.2% +15.3%
2011 0.2% +0.3%
2012 0.2% +3.7%
2013 0.2% -2.6%
2014 0.2% -0.2%
2015 0.3% +21.7%
2016 0.4% +50.3%
2017 0.4% -2.9%
2018 0.4% +3.6%
2019 0.4% +12.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,258 data points, 1970–2021
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