Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 22.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt is 22.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt peaked at 22.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 115th out of 187 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.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6% | — |
| 1992 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 22.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8%, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 22.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.3% | 16.5% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 13.2% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 16.5% | 22.9% | 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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Egypt was 22.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.