Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt is 23.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt peaked at 24.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2001.
Egypt ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.5% | — |
| 1992 | 20.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 15.2% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.5% | 24.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Egypt was 23.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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.