Part time employment, total in Egypt

Egypt: Part time employment, total was 28.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.7%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
37th
of 111 countries
All-time high
49.7%
in 2016
All-time low
22.4%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Part time employment, total in Egypt, 2008–2023

010203040502008201520232008: 39 % of total employment2009: 38.3 % of total employment2010: 22.4 % of total employment2011: 37.8 % of total employment2012: 37 % of total employment2013: 36.3 % of total employment2015: 37.8 % of total employment2016: 49.7 % of total employment2017: 44 % of total employment2018: 40 % of total employment2019: 40 % of total employment2020: 40.5 % of total employment2021: 33.4 % of total employment2022: 25.5 % of total employment2023: 28.7 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 28.7% for part time employment, total in 2023.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Egypt peaked at 49.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2010.

Egypt ranks 37th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, 2008 to 2023.
Year % of total employment Change
2008 39.0%
2009 38.3% -1.7%
2010 22.4% -41.5%
2011 37.8% +68.6%
2012 37.0% -2.0%
2013 36.3% -2.0%
2015 37.8% +4.2%
2016 49.7% +31.6%
2017 44.0% -11.5%
2018 40.0% -9.0%
2019 40.0% -0.0%
2020 40.5% +1.2%
2021 33.4% -17.6%
2022 25.5% -23.5%
2023 28.7% +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.6% 38.3% 39.0% 2
2010s 38.3% 22.4% 49.7% 9
2020s 32.0% 25.5% 40.5% 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 34 Germany 30.6% compare
  2. 35 Nigeria 29.2% compare
  3. 36 Paraguay 28.9% compare
  4. 38 Denmark 28.5% compare
  5. 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.3% compare
  6. 40 Pakistan 25.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Egypt?
Part time employment, total in Egypt was 28.7% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2010.
How does Egypt rank for part time employment, total?
Egypt ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.