Share of temporary employees in Egypt
Egypt: Share of temporary employees was 9.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of temporary employees in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of temporary employees in Egypt stood at 9.86. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of temporary employees in Egypt peaked at 72.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.86, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 65th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of temporary employees in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.62 | — |
| 2009 | 27.25 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.26 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 33.41 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 32.47 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 33.31 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 35.26 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 66.16 | +87.6% |
| 2017 | 66.25 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.19 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 67.33 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 68.67 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 70.87 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 72.98 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.35 | -83.1% |
| 2024 | 9.86 | -20.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8, 41% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 9.86 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.54, 63% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of temporary employees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -83.1% | 72.98 | 12.35 |
| 2016 | +87.6% | 35.26 | 66.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.43 | 27.25 | 27.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.74 | 31.26 | 67.33 | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.95 | 9.86 | 72.98 | 5 |
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 temporary employees in Egypt?
- Share of temporary employees in Egypt was 9.86 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 72.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.86 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of temporary employees?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.