Hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt
Egypt: Hourly earnings male vs female was 4.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.77
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
47th
of 64 countries
All-time high
4.77
in 2024
All-time low
0.311
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2024
Hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.77 for hourly earnings male vs female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt peaked at 4.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.311 | — |
| 2009 | 0.961 | +209.0% |
| 2010 | 2.52 | +161.8% |
| 2011 | 3.13 | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 3.89 | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 3.91 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.14 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.43 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.76 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 3.29 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 4.77 | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 4.25 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.29 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.27 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.77 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.636 | 0.311 | 0.961 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.76 | 2.52 | 4.77 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.25 | 4.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 44 Republic of Moldova 5.23 compare
- 45 Philippines 5.17 compare
- 46 Bhutan 5 compare
- 48 Belize 4.68 compare
- 49 India 4.57 compare
- 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.43 compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.19 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt?
- Hourly earnings male vs female in Egypt was 4.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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