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Labor force — Egypt

Labor force in Egypt in 2025 — 36,106,369 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 124.3%.

2025 36.11M people +2.16% vs 2024
World rank 19of 182
Period maximum 36.11M people2025
Period minimum 16.1M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Egypt, 1990–202510M20M30M40M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 16,098,397 people1991: 16,639,933 people1992: 17,287,797 people1993: 18,050,843 people1994: 18,936,961 people1995: 19,086,778 people1996: 19,361,060 people1997: 19,639,085 people1998: 19,954,542 people1999: 21,254,606 people2000: 21,302,020 people2001: 21,324,246 people2002: 21,097,168 people2003: 22,178,983 people2004: 23,289,758 people2005: 24,412,249 people2006: 25,528,081 people2007: 26,632,069 people2008: 26,970,086 people2009: 27,711,440 people2010: 29,112,224 people2011: 29,381,900 people2012: 29,870,854 people2013: 30,519,334 people2014: 30,992,087 people2015: 30,851,683 people2016: 31,224,055 people2017: 30,714,881 people2018: 30,208,878 people2019: 30,072,045 people2020: 30,264,331 people2021: 31,865,548 people2022: 32,394,044 people2023: 34,567,534 people2024: 35,343,331 people2025: 36,106,369 people
Change over the period: +20.01M (+124.29%) Average annual rate: 2.33 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 36.11M people
World 3.74B people
Middle East & North Africa 264M people
Northern Africa computed 69.18M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 36.11M +763,038 +2.16%
2024 35.34M +775,797 +2.24%
2023 34.57M +2.17M +6.71%
2022 32.39M +528,496 +1.66%
2021 31.87M +1.6M +5.29%
2020 30.26M +192,286 +0.64%
2019 30.07M −136,833 −0.45%
2018 30.21M −506,003 −1.65%
2017 30.71M −509,174 −1.63%
2016 31.22M +372,372 +1.21%
2015 30.85M −140,404 −0.45%
2014 30.99M +472,753 +1.55%
2013 30.52M +648,480 +2.17%
2012 29.87M +488,954 +1.66%
2011 29.38M +269,676 +0.93%
2010 29.11M +1.4M +5.05%
2009 27.71M +741,354 +2.75%
2008 26.97M +338,017 +1.27%
2007 26.63M +1.1M +4.32%
2006 25.53M +1.12M +4.57%
2005 24.41M +1.12M +4.82%
2004 23.29M +1.11M +5.01%
2003 22.18M +1.08M +5.13%
2002 21.1M −227,078 −1.06%
2001 21.32M +22,226 +0.1%
2000 21.3M +47,414 +0.22%
1999 21.25M +1.3M +6.52%
1998 19.95M +315,457 +1.61%
1997 19.64M +278,025 +1.44%
1996 19.36M +274,282 +1.44%
1995 19.09M +149,817 +0.79%
1994 18.94M +886,118 +4.91%
1993 18.05M +763,046 +4.41%
1992 17.29M +647,864 +3.89%
1991 16.64M +541,536 +3.36%
1990 16.1M — —

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 36.11M DZ Algeria 13.56M MA Morocco 12.63M TN Tunisia 4.27M LY Libya 2.62M
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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