Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
40th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the service sector.
Analysis
In 2019, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1988.
That places Egypt 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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