Labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force (15-24 years), male was 71.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt, 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt stood at 71.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt peaked at 71.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 4th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.5% | — |
| 1991 | 64.9% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 62.5% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 66.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt?
- Labor force (15-24 years), male in Egypt was 71.1% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force (15-24 years), male?
- Egypt ranks 4th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), male (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-24)