Labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 24.4% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 24.4% for labor force (15-64 years), female in 2011.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt peaked at 26.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 51st of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.7% | — |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Egypt was 24.4% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.