ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,350 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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 status of employment in Egypt stood at 1,350 1000 No.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt peaked at 1,650 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 738.01 1000 No, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 738.01 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 741.97 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 820.23 1000 No | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 813.28 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 890.75 1000 No | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 874.16 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 959.01 1000 No | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,650 1000 No | +72.1% |
| 2017 | 1,486 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 1,260 1000 No | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 1,064 1000 No | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 1,110 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,198 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1,185 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,272 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1,350 1000 No | +6.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,350 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 178.45 1000 No, 7.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,350 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.74 1000 No, 14.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +72.1% | 959.01 1000 No | 1,650 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 739.99 1000 No | 738.01 1000 No | 741.97 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,091 1000 No | 813.28 1000 No | 1,650 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,223 1000 No | 1,110 1000 No | 1,350 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 status of employment in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt was 1,350 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 1000 No in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 738.01 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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 status of employment, employees, 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.