ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age was 4,643 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age in Egypt stood at 4,643 1000 No.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age in Egypt peaked at 5,082 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,354 1000 No, in 2015.
That places Egypt 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,082 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 4,769 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 4,725 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,806 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4,626 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,606 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,354 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 4,427 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,525 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,626 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4,666 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,564 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,433 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 4,572 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,434 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 4,643 1000 No | +4.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,643 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,688 1000 No, 2.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,643 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.74 1000 No, 47.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,925 1000 No | 4,769 1000 No | 5,082 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,596 1000 No | 4,354 1000 No | 4,806 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,529 1000 No | 4,433 1000 No | 4,643 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 818.47 1000 No compare
- 6 Thailand 6,879 1000 No compare
- 7 Myanmar 6,698 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 322.26 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,670 1000 No compare
- 10 Colombia 2,809 1000 No compare
- 11 Angola 2,700 1000 No compare
- 12 Russian Federation 2,470 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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age in Egypt was 4,643 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,082 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,354 1000 No in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by age, total (15+) — Male — 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.