Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt

Egypt: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male was 22.90 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.90 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
11th
of 106 countries
All-time high
22.90 million
in 2019
All-time low
10.49 million
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, 1988–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1988200320191988: 10.5M1998: 13.5M2005: 17.4M2007: 18.2M2008: 18.8M2009: 19.0M2010: 19.8M2011: 20.2M2012: 20.5M2013: 20.8M2014: 20.9M2015: 21.4M2016: 21.7M2017: 22.1M2018: 22.5M2019: 22.9M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt stood at 22.90 million. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt peaked at 22.90 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.49 million, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.49 million 10.49 million 10.49 million 1
1990s 13.51 million 13.51 million 13.51 million 1
2000s 18.37 million 17.44 million 19.05 million 4
2010s 21.26 million 19.77 million 22.90 million 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 8 Bangladesh 40.62 million compare
  2. 9 Mexico 32.41 million compare
  3. 10 Philippines 26.31 million compare
  4. 12 Kazakhstan 21.24 million compare
  5. 13 Turkey 21.21 million compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 20.72 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in Egypt was 22.90 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 22.90 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 10.49 million in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,548 data points, 1970–2021
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