Employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt

Egypt: Employment in agri vs urban pop was 18.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
18.69
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
85th
of 186 countries
All-time high
38.46
in 1992
All-time low
18.69
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt, 1991–2023

0102030401991200720231991: 37.61992: 38.51993: 35.31994: 35.21995: 341996: 31.31997: 31.41998: 29.81999: 28.72000: 29.62001: 28.52002: 27.52003: 29.92004: 31.82005: 30.92006: 31.22007: 31.82008: 31.72009: 302010: 28.32011: 29.22012: 27.12013: 282014: 27.52015: 25.82016: 25.62017: 25.12018: 21.72019: 21.22020: 20.42021: 19.32022: 18.92023: 18.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 18.69 for employment in agri vs urban pop in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt peaked at 38.46 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.69, in 2023.

Egypt ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt, 1991 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1991 37.55
1992 38.46 +2.4%
1993 35.29 -8.2%
1994 35.18 -0.3%
1995 33.99 -3.4%
1996 31.3 -7.9%
1997 31.37 +0.2%
1998 29.8 -5.0%
1999 28.7 -3.7%
2000 29.63 +3.3%
2001 28.55 -3.7%
2002 27.52 -3.6%
2003 29.87 +8.5%
2004 31.84 +6.6%
2005 30.94 -2.8%
2006 31.23 +0.9%
2007 31.76 +1.7%
2008 31.69 -0.2%
2009 29.96 -5.5%
2010 28.28 -5.6%
2011 29.24 +3.4%
2012 27.07 -7.4%
2013 27.96 +3.3%
2014 27.55 -1.5%
2015 25.82 -6.3%
2016 25.57 -0.9%
2017 25.06 -2.0%
2018 21.68 -13.5%
2019 21.16 -2.4%
2020 20.38 -3.7%
2021 19.29 -5.3%
2022 18.93 -1.8%
2023 18.69 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.52 28.7 38.46 9
2000s 30.3 27.52 31.84 10
2010s 25.94 21.16 29.24 10
2020s 19.32 18.69 20.38 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 82 Namibia 21.49 compare
  2. 83 Serbia 19.16 compare
  3. 84 South Africa 18.79 compare
  4. 86 Botswana 18 compare
  5. 87 Romania 17.89 compare
  6. 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt?
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Egypt was 18.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 38.46 in 1992.
What is the lowest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 18.69 in 2023.
How does Egypt rank for employment in agri vs urban pop?
Egypt ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is employment in agri vs urban pop rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment in agri vs urban pop. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in agri vs urban pop
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,134 data points, 1991–2023
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