ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Egypt
Egypt: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 2,163 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt is 2,163 1000 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt peaked at 3,669 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,957 1000 No, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 11th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 3,669 1000 No | — |
| 2009 | 3,534 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,378 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 3,412 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,276 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 3,281 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,919 1000 No | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 2,388 1000 No | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 2,642 1000 No | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 2,578 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,403 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2,270 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 2,086 1000 No | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1,957 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 2,017 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,163 1000 No | +7.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2,163 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,435 1000 No, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2,163 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.14 1000 No, 113.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,601 1000 No | 3,534 1000 No | 3,669 1000 No | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,920 1000 No | 2,388 1000 No | 3,412 1000 No | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,099 1000 No | 1,957 1000 No | 2,270 1000 No | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Egypt was 2,163 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 3,669 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,957 1000 No in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Egypt ranks 11th 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 down 34.1%. 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 status of employment, self-employed — 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.