Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.607 % of urban population1998: 0.644 % of urban population2005: 0.668 % of urban population2007: 0.678 % of urban population2008: 0.676 % of urban population2009: 0.673 % of urban population2010: 0.66 % of urban population2011: 0.661 % of urban population2012: 0.656 % of urban population2013: 0.651 % of urban population2014: 0.647 % of urban population2015: 0.662 % of urban population2016: 0.662 % of urban population2017: 0.664 % of urban population2018: 0.663 % of urban population2019: 0.66 % of urban population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 46th of 99 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.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban population Change
1988 0.6%
1998 0.6% +6.1%
2005 0.7% +3.7%
2007 0.7% +1.5%
2008 0.7% -0.3%
2009 0.7% -0.4%
2010 0.7% -2.0%
2011 0.7% +0.2%
2012 0.7% -0.8%
2013 0.7% -0.7%
2014 0.6% -0.6%
2015 0.7% +2.2%
2016 0.7% -0.0%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% -0.1%
2019 0.7% -0.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 46th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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