Egypt Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 21.02%, a 0.44% increase from 2020.
- Egypt labor force participation rate for 2020 was 20.58%, a 1.09% decline from 2019.
- Egypt labor force participation rate for 2019 was 21.67%, a 1.95% decline from 2018.
- Egypt labor force participation rate for 2018 was 23.63%, a 4.3% decline from 2017.
| Egypt Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
21.02% |
0.44% |
| 2020 |
20.58% |
-1.09% |
| 2019 |
21.67% |
-1.95% |
| 2018 |
23.63% |
-4.30% |
| 2017 |
27.92% |
-2.55% |
| 2016 |
30.47% |
-0.72% |
| 2015 |
31.19% |
-2.63% |
| 2014 |
33.83% |
-0.66% |
| 2013 |
34.49% |
0.89% |
| 2012 |
33.60% |
0.14% |
| 2011 |
33.46% |
-1.21% |
| 2010 |
34.66% |
-0.60% |
| 2009 |
35.26% |
-0.12% |
| 2008 |
35.39% |
1.80% |
| 2007 |
33.58% |
-0.05% |
| 2006 |
33.63% |
0.87% |
| 2005 |
32.77% |
0.88% |
| 2004 |
31.89% |
0.88% |
| 2003 |
31.01% |
0.89% |
| 2002 |
30.12% |
1.88% |
| 2001 |
28.24% |
-2.81% |
| 2000 |
31.05% |
-2.92% |
| 1999 |
33.97% |
3.75% |
| 1998 |
30.21% |
-1.07% |
| 1997 |
31.28% |
-1.09% |
| 1996 |
32.37% |
-1.11% |
| 1995 |
33.48% |
0.31% |
| 1994 |
33.16% |
0.66% |
| 1993 |
32.51% |
0.82% |
| 1992 |
31.69% |
1.29% |
| 1991 |
30.40% |
0.04% |
| 1990 |
30.36% |
0.04% |
