Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 35.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt stood at 35.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt peaked at 50.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.7% | — |
| 1991 | 38.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 38.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 38.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 35.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.8% | 39.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Egypt was 35.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.