Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Egypt
Egypt: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 14.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Egypt is 14.25 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Egypt peaked at 26.06 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.37 %, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 163rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.94 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.8 % | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 14.66 % | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 19.25 % | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 20.49 % | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 22.22 % | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 20.94 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 24.79 % | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 22.77 % | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.54 % | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 23.71 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 23.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.28 % | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 24.47 % | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 25.25 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 24.58 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 26.06 % | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 25.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.87 % | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 13.68 % | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 11.87 % | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 12.25 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 11.37 % | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 14.25 % | +25.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14.25 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.08 %, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14.25 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.25 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.74 % | 14.66 % | 24.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.64 % | 13.68 % | 26.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.43 % | 11.37 % | 14.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 160 Puerto Rico 15.24 % compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 15.08 % compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 14.26 % compare
- 164 Kuwait 14.05 % compare
- 164 Qatar 14.05 % compare
- 166 United States Virgin Islands 13.13 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Egypt?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Egypt was 14.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.06 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 % in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Egypt ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.