Work & Labour in Egypt

89 indicators covering work & labour for Egypt.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 9.9% 2025 down 53.8% 179th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.8% 2025 down 15.4% 138th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% 2025 down 5.1% 167th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% 2025 down 0.6% 87th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% 2025 down 18.6% 178th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.1% 2025 down 28.1% 175th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% 2025 down 18.7% 178th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% 2025 up 0.4% 125th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% 2025 down 4.2% 169th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% 2025 down 19.1% 178th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 73.8% 2025 up 3.5% 70th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 48.4% 2025 up 2.4% 113th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 73.7% 2025 up 36.0% 96th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 69.7% 2025 up 8.0% 90th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 29.4% 2025 up 16.0% 23rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 73.0% 2025 up 4.5% 78th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 16.1% 2025 down 35.3% 45th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.1% 2025 down 35.7% 94th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 4.7% 2025 down 39.4% 78th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.8% 2025 up 42.1% 110th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 34.1% 2025 up 12.2% 32nd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 53.1% 2025 up 9.1% 111th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 27.0% 2025 down 10.5% 109th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 26.2% 2025 down 8.7% 117th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 30.3% 2025 down 14.6% 97th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.0% 2025 down 71.0% 111th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.5% 2025 down 72.1% 118th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 down 60.7% 138th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 38.7% 2025 down 2.9% 18th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.9% 2025 down 59.0% 87th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 18.3% 2025 down 46.4% 62nd
GDP per person employed 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 21.8% 69th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.9% 2024 down 54.6% 78th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.0% 2024 down 58.5% 105th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.9% 2024 down 50.4% 30th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 23.8% 2024 up 3.3% 183rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.0% 2024 down 2.2% 96th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 48.0% 2024 down 0.3% 176th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.5% 2024 down 19.9% 162nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.4% 2024 down 12.6% 110th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 33.6% 2024 up 5.6% 184th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.7% 2024 down 15.0% 144th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 15.3% 2024 down 52.7% 66th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.2% 2024 down 58.8% 88th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.0% 2024 down 40.2% 22nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 35.7% 2025 down 0.5% 34th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 14.4% 2025 down 27.2% 92nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 24.8% 2025 down 10.1% 53rd
Productivity: output per hour worked 28.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 26.8% 62nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 22.7% 2025 up 40.6% 115th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 6.1% 2025 down 52.9% 178th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 31.2% 2025 up 7.4% 127th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 18.9% 2025 down 10.7% 166th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 up 21.8% 105th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 15.6% 2025 down 9.0% 175th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.3% 2025 up 4.6% 79th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 41.5% 2025 up 1.7% 161st
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 29.3% 2025 down 10.9% 92nd
Unemployment with basic education 3.4% 2024 down 70.4% 94th
Unemployment with basic education, male 2.8% 2024 down 75.6% 97th