Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) was 31.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt stood at 31.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt peaked at 42.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2017.
Egypt ranks 128th 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.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.3% | — |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.3% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 30.6% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt was 31.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Egypt ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.