Labor force participation rate in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force participation rate was 44.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 44.6% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Egypt peaked at 49.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.3% | 46.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 42.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 41.6% | 44.7% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Egypt?
- Labor force participation rate in Egypt was 44.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force participation rate?
- Egypt ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).