Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 47.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt is 47.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt peaked at 51.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2020.
That places Egypt 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.8% | — |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 47.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 45.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 44.0% | 47.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Egypt was 47.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Egypt ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.