Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Egypt
Egypt: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 4,431 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4,431 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Egypt peaked at 4,431 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,112 1000 No, in 2002.
That places Egypt 13th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,287 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,210 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,112 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2,406 1000 No | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 2,734 1000 No | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 2,815 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,081 1000 No | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 3,452 1000 No | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 3,276 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,077 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 3,250 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,042 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3,213 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3,199 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,371 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,479 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,631 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3,839 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 4,017 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4,074 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4,000 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,207 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4,327 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4,431 1000 No | +2.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,431 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 760.59 1000 No, 5.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,431 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 474.07 1000 No, 9.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,745 1000 No | 2,112 1000 No | 3,452 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,512 1000 No | 3,042 1000 No | 4,074 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,241 1000 No | 4,000 1000 No | 4,431 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 10 Philippines 9,174 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 769.49 1000 No compare
- 11 Japan 7,426 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 398.54 1000 No compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,871 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 87.02 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 12.3 1000 No compare
- 14 Colombia 4,360 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 7.29 1000 No compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 4,017 1000 No compare
- 16 Peru 4,015 1000 No compare
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Egypt?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Egypt was 4,431 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,431 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,112 1000 No in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.