Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
39th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.729 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.721 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.728 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.723 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.736 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.743 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.748 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.732 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.745 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.729 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.724 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.736 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.777 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.783 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.777 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.793 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, 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 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 39th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.7% -1.1%
2005 0.7% +1.0%
2007 0.7% -0.7%
2008 0.7% +1.8%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.7% +0.7%
2011 0.7% -2.1%
2012 0.7% +1.8%
2013 0.7% -2.1%
2014 0.7% -0.7%
2015 0.7% +1.6%
2016 0.8% +5.6%
2017 0.8% +0.8%
2018 0.8% -0.8%
2019 0.8% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10

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  4. 40 Italy 0.8% compare
  5. 41 Georgia 0.8% compare
  6. 42 Armenia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 39th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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