Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.1% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt peaked at 5.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 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)
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- 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, male (% of male employment) in Egypt?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.