Employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt peaked at 19.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 119th 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.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.7% | — |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -58.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -58.4% | 10.1% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 10.1% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Egypt?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Egypt was 3.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Egypt ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).