Labor force (15-64 years), male in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 75.6% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Labor force (15-64 years), male 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 75.6% for labor force (15-64 years), male in 2011.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Egypt peaked at 78.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.3% | — |
| 1991 | 76.2% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 75.6% | 75.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Egypt?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Egypt was 75.6% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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), male (% 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.