Level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt
Egypt: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 6.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 187 countries
All-time high
7.09
in 2016
All-time low
6.05
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt stood at 6.05. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt peaked at 7.09 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.52 | — |
| 2016 | 7.09 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 7.07 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.48 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 6.26 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.26 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.05 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.05 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.05 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.63, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.68 | 6.26 | 7.09 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.18 | 6.05 | 6.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in Egypt was 6.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 2016.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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