Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate

2009 - 2024 | Yearly | % | Central Bank of Egypt

Key information about Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 44.2 % in Jun 2024, compared with 43.4 % in the previous year.
  • Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Jun 2009 to Jun 2024, with an average rate of 46.6 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 49.3 % in Jun 2010 and a record low of 41.5 % in Jun 2020.
  • Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Central Bank of Egypt.
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 107.7 million people in Jun 2025.
  • Unemployment Rate of Egypt increased to 6.4 % in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 163.1 USD in Dec 2023.

View Egypt's Labour Force Participation Rate from 2009 to 2024 in the chart:

Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Egypt's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2024?

Egypt Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 44.2 % in Jun 2024, compared with 43.4 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
44.2 2024 43.4 2023 41.5 2020 49.3 2010 % yearly 2009 - 2024

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 64.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Armenia (%) 58.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 66.8 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bahrain (%) 70.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 61.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 72.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brazil (%) 62.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 63.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 55.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 61.9 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Colombia (%) 65.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (%) 54.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 60.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 74.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 67.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 75.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 69.2 Oct 2025 monthly May 2004 - Oct 2025
France (%) 75.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 54.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Germany (%) 57.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 63.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Greece (%) 62.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 57.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (%) 68.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 62.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) 66.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Japan (%) 64.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 66.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
South Korea (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Latvia (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 67.0 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 84.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 59.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 44.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 73.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (%) 70.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 67.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 46.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 70.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.6 Oct 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 61.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 69.3 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 59.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 59.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 59.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 75.2 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 37.9 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,919.903 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 15,905.467 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 301,714.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,507,778.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -662,274.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -643,829.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 863,948.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 361,831.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.829 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,174.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,172.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 694,547.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 317,147.492 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 119,078.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,752.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,686,776.647 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,008,906.420 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 197.621 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,474.658 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 33.957 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,570.167 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 192,104.531 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 421,698.989 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,580.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 204.348 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 121.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,190.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,411.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -514.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -57.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -457.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 161,230.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 30,914.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.251 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -293,591.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,139.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -104.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 1,605.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -991.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -10,008.900 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -73.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 8,356.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -120.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 3,797.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -18.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 4,051.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,060.400 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,374.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 127,538.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 8,700.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,182.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 622.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 1,066.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 89.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 75,974.257 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 284,516.067 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 29,987.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 17,252.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 300,162.004 Jun 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 331,012.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 27.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 29,854.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 187,954.720 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 29.30 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 50,216.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 32,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Nov 2025
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,357,463.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 13,753,773.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 11,864,638.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,942,028.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 8,922,610.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 12,890,743.659 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 7,727,752.000 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2003 - Sep 2024

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