Informal employment rate in Egypt
Egypt: Informal employment rate was 68.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment rate in Egypt, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Egypt is 68.61, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Egypt peaked at 71.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.41, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 19th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 55.41 | — |
| 2010 | 57.64 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 58.73 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.92 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 57.61 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 59.83 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 61.87 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 63.74 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 67 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 71.33 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 68.61 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.41 | 55.41 | 55.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.29 | 55.92 | 67 | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.97 | 68.61 | 71.33 | 2 |
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 informal employment rate in Egypt?
- Informal employment rate in Egypt was 68.61 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.41 in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for informal employment rate?
- Egypt ranks 19th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.