ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 31.14 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt is 31.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt peaked at 31.14 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.09 %, in 2022.
That places Egypt 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 28.24 % | — |
| 2009 | 29.54 % | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 29.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.72 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.95 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 29.58 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 30.27 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 27.14 % | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 27.25 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.41 % | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 23.34 % | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 20.26 % | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 18.49 % | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 19.06 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.09 % | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 23.67 % | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 31.14 % | +31.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 31.14 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.05 %, 62% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 31.14 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.14 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +38.5% | 17.09 % | 23.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.89 % | 28.24 % | 29.54 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.13 % | 20.26 % | 30.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.89 % | 17.09 % | 31.14 % | 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 31.14 % 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 31.14 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Egypt ranks 76th 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 up 2.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — 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.