In 2024, there were nearly 32 million people employed in Egypt. The number increased compared to the previous year, when 31.3 million people where employed in the country. Overall, employment in Egypt fluctuated in the period examined.
Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025
(in 1,000s)
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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ILO. (December 13, 2023). Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/
ILO. (2023). Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/
ILO, Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of people employed in Egypt from 2014 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295736/number-of-employees-in-egypt/