Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt stood at 33.6%.
The figure is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt peaked at 41.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1973.
That places Egypt 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9% | — |
| 1966 | 7.2% | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 8.7% | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +83.2% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -46.6% |
| 1989 | 41.8% | +230.3% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -36.5% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +28.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 33.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 33.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +230.3% | 12.7% | 41.8% |
| 1983 | +83.2% | 12.1% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 10.1% | 41.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 18.7% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.8% | 32.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 23.2% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 21.3% | 33.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Egypt
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Egypt was 33.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Egypt ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.