Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total employment, male

Egypt
19.46 million ages 15+
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
175.34 million ages 15+
in 2011
Egypt rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Total employment, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199120012011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 175.34 million ages 15+ against 19.46 million ages 15+ in Egypt, a difference of 155.88 million ages 15+.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.0 times Egypt's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12.95 million ages 15+ 114.50 million ages 15+ 101.55 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 16.88 million ages 15+ 146.50 million ages 15+ 129.62 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 19.42 million ages 15+ 172.75 million ages 15+ 153.33 million ages 15+ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total employment, male, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 175.34 million ages 15+ against 19.46 million ages 15+ in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in total employment, male between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
155.88 million ages 15+, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total employment, male?
Egypt ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total employment, male (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed

Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.