Women's labour force participation in Egypt
The ILO estimates that 18.5% of women aged 15 and over in Egypt were in the labour force in 2025.
Egypt, 2025
18.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
174th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Egypt over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 18.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.8%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Egypt has the 174th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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Employment-to-population ratio
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Employment in agriculture
17.5%
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Employment in industry
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