ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 16.1 % 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt stood at 16.1 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Egypt peaked at 18.8 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.87 %, in 2022.
That places Egypt 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 15.47 % | — |
| 2009 | 17.65 % | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 18.8 % | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 17.47 % | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 17.98 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 16.47 % | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 14.99 % | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 % | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17.89 % | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 16.99 % | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.78 % | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 13.76 % | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.21 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.32 % | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 11.87 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 13.62 % | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 16.1 % | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.56 % | 15.47 % | 17.65 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.36 % | 13.76 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.42 % | 11.87 % | 16.1 % | 5 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,194 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,447 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 36.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 171,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.11 % 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 16.1 % 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 18.8 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.87 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 78 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 7.4%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.