Employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt peaked at 11.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Egypt ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +48.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +79.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +79.5% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 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)
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt was 1.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).