Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt

Egypt: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
54th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.522 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.555 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.547 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.597 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.615 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.615 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.631 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.621 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.635 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.623 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.621 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.648 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.689 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.68 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.688 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.714 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 54th of 106 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 25-64 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1988 0.5%
1998 0.6% +6.4%
2005 0.5% -1.5%
2007 0.6% +9.1%
2008 0.6% +3.0%
2009 0.6% -0.1%
2010 0.6% +2.7%
2011 0.6% -1.6%
2012 0.6% +2.1%
2013 0.6% -1.8%
2014 0.6% -0.4%
2015 0.6% +4.4%
2016 0.7% +6.3%
2017 0.7% -1.3%
2018 0.7% +1.1%
2019 0.7% +3.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Egypt ranks 54th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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