Egypt Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Egypt labor force participation rate for 2022 was 23.34%, a 0.36% increase from 2021.
  • Egypt labor force participation rate for 2021 was 22.98%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Egypt labor force participation rate for 2020 was 22.70%, a 0.11% decline from 2019.
  • Egypt labor force participation rate for 2019 was 22.81%, a 1.69% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Egypt Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 23.34% 0.36%
2021 22.98% 0.28%
2020 22.70% -0.11%
2019 22.81% -1.69%
2018 24.50% -4.62%
2017 29.12% -2.37%
2016 31.49% -0.69%
2015 32.17% -1.68%
2014 33.85% -0.66%
2013 34.51% 0.91%
2012 33.60% 0.08%
2011 33.52% -1.25%
2010 34.77% -0.66%
2009 35.43% -0.14%
2008 35.57% 1.83%
2007 33.74% -0.23%
2006 33.97% 0.95%
2005 33.02% 0.94%
2004 32.07% 0.94%
2003 31.14% 0.93%
2002 30.21% 1.78%
2001 28.43% -2.83%
2000 31.25% -2.95%
1999 34.20% 3.75%
1998 30.45% -1.05%
1997 31.50% -1.07%
1996 32.56% -1.08%
1995 33.65% 0.24%
1994 33.41% 0.62%
1993 32.79% 0.64%
1992 32.15% 1.52%
1991 30.62% 0.04%
1990 30.59% 0.04%