Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Egypt
Egypt: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0125 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Egypt, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0125 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Egypt peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0121 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0125 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0124 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0125 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0125 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Egypt?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Egypt was 0.0125 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Egypt ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.