Work & Labour in Egypt 422 indicators covering work & labour for Egypt. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female unemployment rate 15.3% 2025 down 38.0% 22nd Share of male vs. female employment in industry 34.1% 2025 up 12.2% 32nd Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 17.5% 2025 down 21.6% 92nd Share of male vs. female employment in services 48.4% 2025 up 2.4% 113th Employment rate, men vs. women 67.3% 2025 up 4.6% 79th Employment rate 41.5% 2025 up 1.7% 161st Youth unemployment rate 18.3% 2025 down 46.4% 62nd Population by labor force status 37.35 million people 2025 up 10.1% 11th Employee compensation as share of government spending 27.2% 2015 down 4.5% 70th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 35.87 2025 unchanged 55th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 959.82 Persons 2022 up 68.6% 24th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,629 Persons 2022 down 21.2% 19th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 2.8% 2020 down 3.7% 20th Female labor force by age 126,058 people 2024 up 211.4% 58th Labor force participation rate by age 23.4% 2024 down 31.0% 175th Female labor force participation rate by age 10.0% 2024 down 48.6% 181st Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 17.3% 2024 down 46.3% 67th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.7% 53rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 87.7% 183rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.43 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.2% 86th Employment by status 72.9% 2024 up 7.0% 79th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 72.9% 2024 up 7.0% 79th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 400.0% 138th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 400.0% 138th Employment 32,678 2024 up 34.5% 18th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 30.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,660.3% 3rd Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 30.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,660.3% 3rd Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 30.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,660.3% 3rd Cases of fatal occupational injury 46 2018 down 79.4% 60th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.0% 2025 down 57.5% 76th Unemployment with basic education 3.4% 2024 down 70.4% 96th Unemployment with basic education, male 2.8% 2024 down 75.6% 99th Unemployment with intermediate education 5.5% 2024 down 65.1% 74th Unemployment with basic education, female 6.0% 2024 down 53.1% 82nd Unemployment with advanced education 13.2% 2024 down 33.5% 11th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 12.3% 2024 down 62.7% 29th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.05 2024 down 7.2% 20th Level of national compliance with labor rights 6.05 score 2024 down 7.2% 20th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 23.8% 2024 down 9.5% 29th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.0% 2024 down 63.8% 86th Labor force with basic education, female 14.4% 2024 up 142.4% 116th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 34.8% 2024 down 8.5% 13th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 14.8% 2024 down 13.3% 42nd Labor force with basic education, male 52.3% 2024 up 16.0% 81st Labor force with basic education 34.4% 2024 up 23.9% 99th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 21.6% 2024 down 24.0% 122nd Labor force with intermediate education, male 75.5% 2024 down 5.6% 54th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 51.5% 2024 down 9.7% 115th Unemployment with advanced education, male 8.2% 2024 down 40.2% 17th Labor force with advanced education, male 82.8% 2024 down 2.5% 59th Labor force with advanced education 66.7% 2024 down 11.1% 117th Labor force with advanced education, female 48.8% 2024 down 21.2% 119th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 21.0% 2024 up 19.8% 164th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 68.1% 2024 up 4.0% 79th Unemployment with advanced education, female 22.9% 2024 down 27.1% 10th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 45.1% 2024 up 7.9% 153rd Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 9,781 2022 down 37.8% 52nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 24.3% 2024 up 6.3% 123rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 35.9% 2024 up 6.7% 88th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 10.3% 2024 up 10.3% 144th ← Previous Page 4 of 8 Next →