Egypt: number of people employed by gender 2012-2023

In 2022, there were nearly 26.5 million people employed in Egypt. The majority of the employed individuals in the country were men, accounting for nearly 84.4 percent. In the period examined, the number of female employees in the country dropped, while the number of male employees increased.

Number of people employed in Egypt from 2012 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Female	Male
2023	4,244	22,806
2022	4,138	22,331
2021	4,016	21,792
2020	3,980	21,335
2019	4,158	21,681
2018	4,740	20,732
2017	5,488	19,885
2016	5,551	20,073
2015	5,302	19,881
2014	5,332	19,942
2013	5,184	19,757
2012	4,983	19,664

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Egypt

Survey time period

2012 to 2023

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are estimates.

The source adds the following information:
"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."

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