Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt
Egypt: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 83.5% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 37th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 93.4% | — |
| 2009 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1% | 92.8% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 83.5% | 97.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Egypt was 83.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).