ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,403 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt is 5,403 1000 No, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt peaked at 6,561 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,702 1000 No, in 2022.
That places Egypt 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6,485 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 6,561 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6,445 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6,426 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6,258 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6,541 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6,510 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,267 1000 No | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 5,951 1000 No | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 5,681 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5,242 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 4,916 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 4,869 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4,702 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 5,086 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 5,403 1000 No | +6.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5,403 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5,403 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 196.83 1000 No, 27.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,523 1000 No | 6,485 1000 No | 6,561 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,035 1000 No | 5,242 1000 No | 6,541 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,995 1000 No | 4,702 1000 No | 5,403 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 5,403 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 6,561 1000 No in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,702 1000 No in 2022.
- 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 17.4%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.