ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 19,268 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
Egypt recorded 19,268 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Egypt peaked at 19,268 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,152 1000 No, in 2008.
That places Egypt 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 13,152 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 13,456 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13,885 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13,677 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13,696 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,968 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14,559 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 14,940 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15,381 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15,284 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15,240 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15,149 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 15,564 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 16,118 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 17,541 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 19,268 1000 No | +9.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19,268 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,929 1000 No, 4.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 19,268 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 606.88 1000 No, 31.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,304 1000 No | 13,152 1000 No | 13,456 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,514 1000 No | 13,677 1000 No | 15,381 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 16,728 1000 No | 15,149 1000 No | 19,268 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 3 Bangladesh 51,154 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 50,927 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 21,268 1000 No compare
- 7 Philippines 16,369 1000 No compare
- 8 Russian Federation 16,358 1000 No compare
- 9 Mexico 12,147 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 19,268 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 19,268 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 13,152 1000 No in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Egypt ranks 6th 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 37.9%. 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 — 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.