Employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.0% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt peaked at 17.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
That places Egypt 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -57.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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, total (% of total 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).