Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt
Egypt: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 17.5% for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt peaked at 39.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.7% | — |
| 1992 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 29.6% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 28.4% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 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 share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Egypt was 17.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Egypt ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.