Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.305 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.305 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.3264 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2757 units per person, in 1990.
That places Egypt 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2757 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2772 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2812 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2869 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2946 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2907 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2889 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.287 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2853 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2972 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2915 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2856 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2767 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2849 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.293 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.301 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3087 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.316 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3141 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3167 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3264 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3225 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3206 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3201 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3178 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3098 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3072 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2962 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2858 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2796 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2769 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2872 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2876 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3018 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3033 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.305 units per person | +0.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.305 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.305 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2865 units per person | 0.2757 units per person | 0.2972 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2988 units per person | 0.2767 units per person | 0.3167 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3086 units per person | 0.2796 units per person | 0.3264 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2936 units per person | 0.2769 units per person | 0.305 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Egypt?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt was 0.305 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3264 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2757 units per person in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.