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Labor force
Egypt — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,000,000 (1989 est.); 36% government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces; 34% agriculture; 20% privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises (1984); shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Iraq and the Gulf Arab states (1988 est.) |
| 1991 | 15,000,000 (1989 est.); government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%; agriculture 34%; privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984); shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Iraq and the Gulf Arab states (1988 est.) |
| 1992 | 15,000,000 (1989 est.); government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%; agriculture 34%; privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984); shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Iraq and the Gulf Arab states (1988 est.) |
| 1993 | 15 million (1989 est.) by occupation: government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984) note: shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1988 est.) |
| 1994 | 15 million (1992 est.) by occupation: government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984) note: shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 16 million (1994 est.) by occupation: government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984) note: shortage of skilled labor; 2,500,000 Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.) |
| 1996 | 16 million (1994 est.) by occupation: government, public sector enterprises, and armed forces 36%, agriculture 34%, privately owned service and manufacturing enterprises 20% (1984) note: shortage of skilled labor; 2.5 million Egyptians work abroad, mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab states (1993 est.) |
| 1997 | total: 17.4 million (1996 est.) by occupation: agriculture 40%, services, including government 38%, industry 22% (1990 est.) |
| 1998 | total: 17.4 million (1996 est.) by occupation: agriculture 40%, services, including government 38%, industry 22% (1990 est.) |
| 1999 | 17.4 million (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 19 million (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 19.9 million (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 20.6 million (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 20.6 million (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 20.19 million (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 20.71 million (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 21.34 million (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 21.8 million (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 22.1 million (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 24.6 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2010 | 26.1 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 |
| 2011 | 26.2 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2012 | 27.24 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2013 | 27 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 |
| 2014 | 27.69 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 24 |
| 2015 | 28.26 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2016 | 31.14 million (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20 |
| 2017 | 28.9 million (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 23 |
| 2018 | 29.95 million (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | 29.95 million (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | 24.113 million (2020 est.) |
| 2021 | 24.113 million (2020 est.) |
| 2022 | 24.113 million (2020 est.) |
| 2023 | 30.179 million (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | 33.431 million (2023 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work |
| 2025 | 33.749 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work |