Egypt vs Euro area: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Egypt
- Euro area
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 29.4% against 22.6% in Euro area, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Euro area ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Euro area ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Euro area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 31.7% | 9.0% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 28.4% | 6.4% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.1% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 23.1% | 5.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Egypt or Euro area?
- Egypt, at 29.4% against 22.6% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Egypt and Euro area?
- 6.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Euro area?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Euro area rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Euro area ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total 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).