ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Egypt
Egypt: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 1,103 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Egypt stood at 1,103 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Egypt peaked at 2,427 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 850.34 1000 No, in 2022.
That places Egypt 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,635 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,786 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1,486 1000 No | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 1,593 1000 No | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1,373 1000 No | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 1,409 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,365 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,187 1000 No | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 1,154 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,400 1000 No | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 1,174 1000 No | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 904.27 1000 No | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 1,392 1000 No | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 1,713 1000 No | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 1,871 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,870 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,427 1000 No | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 2,258 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 2,332 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2,245 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,247 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,947 1000 No | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 2,317 1000 No | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 2,411 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,226 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2,260 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,156 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1,077 1000 No | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 947.79 1000 No | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 851.8 1000 No | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 919.17 1000 No | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 850.34 1000 No | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1,151 1000 No | +35.4% |
| 2024 | 1,128 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 1,103 1000 No | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,443 1000 No | 1,154 1000 No | 1,786 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,734 1000 No | 904.27 1000 No | 2,427 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,983 1000 No | 947.79 1000 No | 2,411 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 1000 No | 850.34 1000 No | 1,151 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Brazil 1,393 1000 No compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 4.33 1000 No compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 1,324 1000 No compare
- 32 Russian Federation 1,138 1000 No compare
- 34 Benin 1,087 1000 No compare
- 35 Ecuador 1,087 1000 No compare
- 36 Mexico 1,079 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Egypt?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Egypt was 1,103 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,427 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 850.34 1000 No in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.