ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,169 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
Egypt recorded 4,169 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt peaked at 4,574 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,719 1000 No, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 7th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 4,565 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 4,523 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 4,471 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,503 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,472 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,574 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,441 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,719 1000 No | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 4,202 1000 No | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 4,227 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,143 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,967 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 3,875 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,774 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,976 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 4,169 1000 No | +4.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,169 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,502 1000 No, 2.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,169 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 163.07 1000 No, 25.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,544 1000 No | 4,523 1000 No | 4,565 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,306 1000 No | 3,719 1000 No | 4,574 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,952 1000 No | 3,774 1000 No | 4,169 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 4 Bangladesh 18,135 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 279.68 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 6,983 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 4,222 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 3,321 1000 No compare
- 9 Mali 2,796 1000 No compare
- 10 Colombia 2,080 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 status of employment in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt was 4,169 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 4,574 1000 No in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,719 1000 No in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Egypt ranks 7th 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 down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, self-employed, rural areas — Male — 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.