SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt
Egypt: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 32.91 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt stood at 32.91. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 342.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt peaked at 32.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2009.
That places Egypt 42nd out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.25 | — |
| 2010 | 3.9 | +212.0% |
| 2011 | 5.51 | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 6.96 | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 7.43 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7 | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 11.58 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 12.61 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.92 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.87 | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 17.37 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 17.88 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.69 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 23.55 | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 32.91 | +39.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 45% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.91 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.91, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +212.0% | 1.25 | 3.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.83 | 3.9 | 18.87 | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.08 | 17.37 | 32.91 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Egypt was 32.91 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 32.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.