Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 73.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt stood at 73.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt peaked at 73.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1991.
Egypt ranks 79th 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, total (% of total employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.1% | — |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 64.1% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 64.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 68.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 72.6% | 73.8% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Egypt was 73.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Egypt ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.