ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 14,794 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt is 14,794 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt peaked at 14,794 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,494 1000 No, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 5th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 10,494 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 10,676 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 11,092 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10,940 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11,020 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11,119 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,525 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11,742 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12,146 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12,570 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13,078 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 13,080 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13,357 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13,999 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 14,456 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 14,794 1000 No | +2.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14,794 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,020 1000 No, 7.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14,794 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 485.38 1000 No, 30.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,585 1000 No | 10,494 1000 No | 10,676 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,692 1000 No | 10,940 1000 No | 13,078 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 13,937 1000 No | 13,080 1000 No | 14,794 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 2,599 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 37,864 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,658 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 35,984 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 11,696 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 9,972 1000 No compare
- 8 Russian Federation 8,931 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 14,794 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 14,794 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,494 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Egypt ranks 5th 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 33.1%. 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, total, 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.