Time-related underemployment, female in Egypt
Egypt: Time-related underemployment, female was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Time-related underemployment, female in Egypt, 2011–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Egypt peaked at 28.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 92nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Time-related underemployment, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28.7% | — |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -97.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -65.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -46.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +718.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 0.1% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 89 Angola 0.7% compare
- 90 Romania 0.7% compare
- 91 North Macedonia 0.7% compare
- 93 United States of America 0.7% compare
- 94 Russian Federation 0.6% compare
- 95 Bulgaria 0.5% compare
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 time-related underemployment, female in Egypt?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Egypt was 0.7% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Egypt ranks 92nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.