Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 16.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt is 16.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt peaked at 28.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.3% | — |
| 1992 | 27.2% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -41.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 17.6% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 12.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.9% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.1% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt was 16.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.