Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.867 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.827 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.863 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.902 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.915 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.897 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.905 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.906 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.891 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.884 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.88 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.922 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.865 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.95 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.937 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 65th of 88 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.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.8% -4.7%
2005 0.9% +4.4%
2007 0.9% +5.7%
2008 0.9% -1.2%
2009 0.9% +1.5%
2010 0.9% -1.9%
2011 0.9% +0.8%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -1.7%
2014 0.9% -0.8%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% +4.7%
2017 0.9% -6.1%
2018 0.9% +9.7%
2019 0.9% -1.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.0%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 62 Mexico 0.9% compare
  2. 63 Honduras 0.9% compare
  3. 64 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  4. 66 Chile 0.9% compare
  5. 67 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  6. 68 Uruguay 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban?
Egypt ranks 65th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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