Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt
Egypt: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 82.34 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt stood at 82.34 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt peaked at 96.5 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 60.62 %, in 2016.
That places Egypt 29th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.27 % | — |
| 2009 | 96.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.58 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.62 % | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 66 % | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 84.56 % | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 84.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.49 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 82.09 % | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.49 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 82.34 % | -2.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 82.34 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.56 %, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 82.34 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.86 %, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -36.6% | 95.63 % | 60.62 % |
| 2018 | +28.1% | 66 % | 84.56 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.38 % | 96.27 % | 96.5 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.04 % | 60.62 % | 95.97 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.89 % | 82.02 % | 84.49 % | 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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Egypt was 82.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.62 % in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. 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.