Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 48.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt peaked at 51.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1982.
Egypt ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.5% | — |
| 1966 | 43.0% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 43.9% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 40.9% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 47.5% | +73.6% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +51.8% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 43.0% | 46.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 40.5% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 40.9% | 27.3% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 47.7% | 46.0% | 50.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 29.6% | 49.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 42.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 41.6% | 48.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Egypt was 48.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1982.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Egypt ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.