Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

Egypt: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.507 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.54 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.529 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.585 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.608 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.615 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.631 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.62 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.635 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.622 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.619 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.634 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.705 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.69 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.697 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.719 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 55th of 107 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 workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.5%
1998 0.5% +6.3%
2005 0.5% -1.9%
2007 0.6% +10.6%
2008 0.6% +3.9%
2009 0.6% +1.1%
2010 0.6% +2.7%
2011 0.6% -1.7%
2012 0.6% +2.4%
2013 0.6% -2.2%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.6% +2.5%
2016 0.7% +11.2%
2017 0.7% -2.1%
2018 0.7% +1.0%
2019 0.7% +3.2%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 56 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  5. 57 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 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
Wage 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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