Annual working hours per worker in Egypt
Egypt: Annual working hours per worker was 2,369 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Egypt, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Egypt is 2,369 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Egypt peaked at 2,413 hours per worker in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,159 hours per worker, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 12th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,367 hours per worker | 2,350 hours per worker | 2,408 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,250 hours per worker | 2,413 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,282 hours per worker | 2,159 hours per worker | 2,369 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Egypt?
- Annual working hours per worker in Egypt was 2,369 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,413 hours per worker in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,159 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.