ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 2,648 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2,648 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt peaked at 2,846 1000 No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,310 1000 No, in 2009.
That places Egypt 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,490 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 1,310 1000 No | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 1,435 1000 No | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1,476 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1,425 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,398 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,517 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2,846 1000 No | +87.6% |
| 2017 | 2,560 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2,203 1000 No | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 2,396 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2,420 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,489 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,743 1000 No | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 2,548 1000 No | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2,648 1000 No | +3.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2,648 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 265.16 1000 No, 10.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2,648 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.8 1000 No, 27.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +87.6% | 1,517 1000 No | 2,846 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,400 1000 No | 1,310 1000 No | 1,490 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,918 1000 No | 1,398 1000 No | 2,846 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,570 1000 No | 2,420 1000 No | 2,743 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 4 Mexico 3,282 1000 No compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 628.02 1000 No compare
- 5 Philippines 3,275 1000 No compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 417.38 1000 No compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.43 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2,684 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 58.38 1000 No compare
- 8 India 2,526 1000 No compare
- 9 Myanmar 2,338 1000 No compare
- 10 Rwanda 1,412 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 status in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt was 2,648 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 status recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,846 1000 No in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,310 1000 No in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — 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.