ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 42.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 42.84 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt peaked at 53.26 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.87 %, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 43rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 53.26 % | — |
| 2009 | 51.95 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.69 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.1 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 51.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.81 % | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.98 % | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 44.79 % | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 40.51 % | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 39.06 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.39 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 40.24 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.06 % | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 37.87 % | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 39.06 % | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 42.84 % | +9.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 42.84 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.81 %, 90% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 42.84 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.79 %, 94% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.61 % | 51.95 % | 53.26 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.49 % | 39.06 % | 52.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.21 % | 37.87 % | 42.84 % | 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 — labour force participation rate by in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt was 42.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 53.26 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.87 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Egypt ranks 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, 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.