Share of female workers by sector in Egypt
Egypt: Share of female workers by sector was 17.47 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in Egypt is 17.47, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Egypt peaked at 52.54 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.31, in 2022.
That places Egypt 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.54 | — |
| 1992 | 51.29 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 45.74 | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 46.3 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 41.75 | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 40.32 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 39.88 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.77 | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 31.28 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 38.84 | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 31.33 | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 26.99 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 38.49 | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 46.12 | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 46.07 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.78 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 46.13 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 45.01 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 45.44 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.25 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 42.79 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 37.06 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 42.28 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 42.65 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.36 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 36.97 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.38 | -42.2% |
| 2019 | 21.38 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.52 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 18.98 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.31 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 19.04 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 18.25 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 17.47 | -4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 17.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.86, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 17.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.81, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +42.6% | 26.99 | 38.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.65 | 31.28 | 52.54 | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.72 | 26.99 | 46.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.47 | 21.38 | 42.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.43 | 17.31 | 19.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Egypt?
- Share of female workers by sector in Egypt was 17.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 52.54 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.31 in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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