Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt
Egypt: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 1.55 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt is 1.55 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt peaked at 1.55 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 982,765, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 982,765 | — |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2026 | 1.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2027 | 1.55 million | +2.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.55 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,178, 8.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.55 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 162,006, 9.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 982,765 | 1.17 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 1.17 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million | 1.16 million | 1.55 million | 8 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Egypt was 1.55 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 982,765 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.