Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
45th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.217 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.332 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.326 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.364 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.39 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.454 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.484 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.452 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.476 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.464 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.471 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.407 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.493 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.504 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.588 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.596 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt is 0.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 45th of 84 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.3% +52.9%
2005 0.3% -1.8%
2007 0.4% +11.8%
2008 0.4% +7.1%
2009 0.5% +16.6%
2010 0.5% +6.5%
2011 0.5% -6.6%
2012 0.5% +5.3%
2013 0.5% -2.6%
2014 0.5% +1.5%
2015 0.4% -13.6%
2016 0.5% +21.1%
2017 0.5% +2.4%
2018 0.6% +16.6%
2019 0.6% +1.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 86% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 42 Philippines 0.6% compare
  2. 43 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  3. 44 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  4. 46 Namibia 0.6% compare
  5. 47 Chile 0.6% compare
  6. 48 Mexico 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Egypt ranks 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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