Labour Force (Total) rose 2.02% to 30.2 mil in Egypt in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Egypt reached an all time high of 31.0 mil in 2016 and an all time low of 15.7 mil in 1990. When compared to Egypt's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Israel amounted to 4.19 mil, 2.28 mil in Libya, 16.1 mil in Saudi Arabia and 12.9 mil in Sudan in 2021.
Egypt has been ranked 21st within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 47.7 | 49.4 | 51.2 | 52.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 9.71 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 3.86 | 3.93 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 2.46 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | mil | 2.08 | 2.02 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 4.67 | 4.54 | 4.24 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | mil | 4.96 | 4.95 | 5.04 | 5.27 | 5.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 4.12 | 4.16 | 4.18 | 4.20 | 4.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | mil | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.27 | 6.19 | 6.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 6.08 | 6.30 | 6.53 | 6.75 | 6.97 |
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