Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Egypt
Egypt: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 4,110 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 4,110 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Egypt peaked at 4,110 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,916 1000 No, in 2002.
That places Egypt 10th out of 126 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 | 2,051 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,977 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1,916 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,164 1000 No | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 2,483 1000 No | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 2,523 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,768 1000 No | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3,055 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2,998 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,791 1000 No | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2,934 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,772 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2,861 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,911 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,048 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3,137 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,122 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,241 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3,421 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3,662 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 3,704 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,914 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4,034 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,110 1000 No | +1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,110 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364.76 1000 No, 11.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,110 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 283.39 1000 No, 14.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,473 1000 No | 1,916 1000 No | 3,055 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,111 1000 No | 2,772 1000 No | 3,662 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,940 1000 No | 3,704 1000 No | 4,110 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Brazil 7,718 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 887.42 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,353 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 599.01 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,972 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 280.66 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 151.41 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 4,052 1000 No compare
- 12 Japan 3,400 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 33.32 1000 No compare
- 13 Colombia 2,333 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 4.91 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 4,110 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 4,110 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 1,916 1000 No in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 126 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 41.2%. 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 — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.