Share in vulnerable employment in Egypt
Egypt: Share in vulnerable employment was 23.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.94
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 186 countries
All-time high
24.3
in 2023
All-time low
12.89
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share in vulnerable employment in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share in vulnerable employment in Egypt stood at 23.94.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in vulnerable employment in Egypt peaked at 24.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.89, in 2001.
That places Egypt 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.41 | 15.17 | 20.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.97 | 12.89 | 19.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.01 | 16.02 | 21.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.92 | 18.46 | 24.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (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 share in vulnerable employment in Egypt?
- Share in vulnerable employment in Egypt was 23.94 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in vulnerable employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.89 in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for share in vulnerable employment?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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