ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt
Egypt: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 17.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 17.5 % for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt peaked at 39.7 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.5 %, in 2025.
That places Egypt 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.7 % | — |
| 1992 | 39.2 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 36.2 % | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 36.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.9 % | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 32.2 % | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 32.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.7 % | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 29.6 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 30.5 % | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 29.4 % | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 28.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 30.8 % | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 32.8 % | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 32.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 31.9 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1 % | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 28.4 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4 % | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2 % | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 28.1 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26 % | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.7 % | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.4 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 18.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.3 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 18 % | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 17.5 % | -2.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 17.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1 %, 51% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 17.5 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.9 %, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.54 % | 29.6 % | 39.7 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.07 % | 28.4 % | 32.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.04 % | 21.2 % | 29.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.73 % | 17.5 % | 20.4 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Egypt was 17.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 % in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — 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.