Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt is 29.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt peaked at 29.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2003.
Egypt ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.9% | — |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 21.9% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Egypt was 29.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).