Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Egypt stood at 17.5%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 52.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2022.
That places Egypt 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.5% | — |
| 1992 | 51.3% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.8% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -42.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 31.3% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 27.0% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 21.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.5% | 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.