Number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people employed in agriculture was 5.90 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.90 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt peaked at 7.94 million people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.39 million people, in 2002.
That places Egypt 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.99 million people | — |
| 1992 | 6.17 million people | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.82 million people | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 6.08 million people | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 5.92 million people | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.67 million people | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 5.80 million people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.63 million people | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.79 million people | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.92 million people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.69 million people | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.39 million people | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.08 million people | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 6.84 million people | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 6.92 million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.35 million people | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 7.94 million people | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 7.86 million people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.59 million people | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.55 million people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.11 million people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 7.45 million people | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.46 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.97 million people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.99 million people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.79 million people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.90 million people | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 5.86 million people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.68 million people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.69 million people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.73 million people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.89 million people | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.92 million people | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 5.90 million people | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 million people | 5.63 million people | 6.17 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.76 million people | 5.39 million people | 7.94 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.97 million people | 5.86 million people | 7.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.80 million people | 5.68 million people | 5.92 million people | 6 |
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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 number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Egypt was 5.90 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 million people in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 million people in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.