Labour force participation in Egypt
The ILO estimates that 44.6% of people aged 15 and over in Egypt were in the labour force in 2025.
Egypt, 2025
44.6%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
164th of 181
Labour force participation in Egypt over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 44.6% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 44.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47.0%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Egypt has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Egypt
All statistics for Egypt
Women's labour force participation
18.5%
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Employment-to-population ratio
41.5%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
6.8%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
18.3%
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Employment in agriculture
17.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
29.4%
2025 · World Bank