Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.305 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Egypt, 1990β2025
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 171st out of 188 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 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 171st out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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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About this data
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.