Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
60th
of 86 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed youth aged 15-24.
Analysis
In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
That places Egypt 60th out of 86 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.
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.8% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (17 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 59 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
- 61 Colombia 0.9% compare
- 62 Chile 0.9% compare
- 63 Georgia 0.9% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
- Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage 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 wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
- Egypt ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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