ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural was 3,341 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt stood at 3,341 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt peaked at 3,341 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,604 1000 No, in 2020.
That places Egypt 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,023 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 2,097 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2,082 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,096 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,104 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,228 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2,330 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,942 1000 No | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 2,027 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2,062 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,088 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,656 1000 No | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 1,604 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,745 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 1,683 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,402 1000 No | +42.8% |
| 2024 | 3,341 1000 No | +39.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3,341 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,025 1000 No, 3.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3,341 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 103.39 1000 No, 32.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +42.8% | 1,683 1000 No | 2,402 1000 No |
| 2024 | +39.1% | 2,402 1000 No | 3,341 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,060 1000 No | 2,023 1000 No | 2,097 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,061 1000 No | 1,656 1000 No | 2,330 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,155 1000 No | 1,604 1000 No | 3,341 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 Republic of Moldova 247.83 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 6,290 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 5,548 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 4,319 1000 No compare
- 9 Mexico 2,681 1000 No compare
- 10 Germany 2,385 1000 No compare
- 11 Poland 2,325 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural in Egypt was 3,341 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3,341 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,604 1000 No in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 25 to 54, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.