Population by labor force status in Egypt
Egypt: Population by labor force status was 37.35 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by labor force status in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 37.35 million people for population by labor force status in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by labor force status in Egypt peaked at 37.35 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.41 million people, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.73 million people | 24.41 million people | 26.79 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.09 million people | 27.00 million people | 29.65 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.43 million people | 30.23 million people | 36.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.03 million people | 36.59 million people | 37.35 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 51.85 million people compare
- 9 Bangladesh 48.57 million people compare
- 10 Brazil 41.26 million people compare
- 12 Mexico 31.79 million people compare
- 13 Philippines 31.69 million people compare
- 14 Tanzania 29.87 million people compare
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 population by labor force status in Egypt?
- Population by labor force status in Egypt was 37.35 million people in 2025, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by labor force status recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.35 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by labor force status recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.41 million people in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for population by labor force status?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by labor force status rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by labor force status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population below working age (under 15 years old).