Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt
Egypt: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 26.05 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt is 26.05 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt peaked at 37.67 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.66 %, in 2022.
That places Egypt 47th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.67 % | — |
| 2009 | 36.84 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.31 % | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 36.77 % | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 35.97 % | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.51 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.6 % | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.2 % | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 30.62 % | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 30.25 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.16 % | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 26.82 % | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 26.92 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.66 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 26.29 % | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 26.05 % | -0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 26.05 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.07 %, 51% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 26.05 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.98 %, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.26 % | 36.84 % | 37.67 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.04 % | 28.16 % | 36.77 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.35 % | 25.66 % | 26.92 % | 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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt was 26.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.67 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.66 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Egypt ranks 47th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.