Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 69.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt is 69.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt peaked at 70.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 91st 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.7% | — |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 69.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 69.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 57.7% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 57.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 61.9% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.6% | 69.7% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt was 69.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.