Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in was 44.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt is 44.96 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt peaked at 70.69 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.96 %, in 2024.
That places Egypt 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50.67 % | — |
| 2009 | 50.24 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 52.04 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 52.84 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.25 % | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 51.84 % | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 51.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.19 % | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 63 % | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 64.18 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 66.97 % | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 69.3 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 69.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.69 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.35 % | -18.9% |
| 2024 | 44.96 % | -21.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 44.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.66 %, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 44.96 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.04 %, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +28.2% | 51.62 % | 66.19 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.45 % | 50.24 % | 50.67 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.33 % | 51.62 % | 66.97 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.36 % | 44.96 % | 70.69 % | 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 share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt?
- Share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in in Egypt was 44.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70.69 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.96 % in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of employees in [industry] out of total employment in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Share of Employees in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.