Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt
Egypt: Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled was 23.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.83 for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 29.97 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.36, in 1973.
That places Egypt 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.22 | — |
| 1966 | 5.84 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 4.36 | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 4.75 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 5.14 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 6.42 | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 6.92 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 8.32 | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 7.77 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 7.4 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 5.95 | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 5.83 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 17.15 | +194.3% |
| 1984 | 18.03 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 13.94 | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 9.84 | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 16.55 | +68.2% |
| 1988 | 23.26 | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 29.97 | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 26.74 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 22.03 | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 22.8 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 22.13 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 22.98 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 21.6 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 14.5 | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 17.03 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 19.55 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 20.37 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 13.5 | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 20.16 | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 18.41 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 19.97 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.53 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.09 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 21.13 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 23.16 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 21.72 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 22.77 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.05 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.38 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 22.39 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.92 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.06 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.67 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.93 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.93 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 18.31 | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 15.61 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 15.34 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.25 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 23.83 | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.24 | 4.36 | 8.32 | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.79 | 5.83 | 29.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.97 | 14.5 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 | 13.5 | 23.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.52 | 15.61 | 23.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.36 | 14.4 | 23.83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt?
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Egypt was 23.83 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 in 1989.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.