Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Employment in industry, male (% of male employment)
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) over time
- Egypt
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 34.1% against 26.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 26.5% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 26.7% | 1.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.1% | 3.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 26.4% | 6.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry, male (% of male employment), Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 34.1% against 26.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry, male (% of male employment) between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 7.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
- Egypt ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).