Statistics tables

Population, Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment

                                ( Million )

During

1990/91

1991/92

1992/93

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/1999

1999/2000

2000/2001

2001/2002

2002/2003**

Total Population of A.R.E (1st Jan.) 

55.5

56.6

57.8

58.8

60.1

61.4

62.8

63.5

64.6

65.9

67.2

67.9

69.2

Total population abroad

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

Total population in A.R.E  

52.9

54.1

55.2

56.3

57.5

58.7

60.1

61.3

62.6

63.9

65.3

66.0

67.3

Population less than 6 years

9.6

9.8

10.0

10.2

10.4

8.2

8.4

8.5

8.7

8.9

9.1

9.3

..

- Male

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

..

- Female

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

..

Education age (6-24 years)

22.0

22.4

22.9

23.4

23.8

25.7

26.3

26.9

27.4

28.0

28.6

29.2

..

- Male

11.5

11.8

12.0

12.3

12.5

13.4

13.7

14.0

14.2

14.6

14.9

15.2

..

- Female

10.5

10.6

10.9

11.1

11.3

12.3

12.6

12.9

13.2

13.4

13.7

14.0

..

Production age (15-64 years)

30.0

30.5

31.2

31.8

32.5

34.8

35.6

36.3

37.1

37.8

38.6

39.4

..

- Male

15.0

15.5

15.9

16.2

16.5

17.7

18.1

18.4

18.8

19.2

19.6

20.0

..

- Female

15.0

15.0

15.3

15.6

16.0

17.1

17.5

17.9

18.3

18.6

19.0

19.4

..

65 years and more

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

..

- Male

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

..

- Female

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

..

Rate of Births (per thousand)

30.9

27.7

29.0

28.6

27.9

28.3

27.5

27.5

27.0

27.4

26.7

26.3

26.3

Rate of Deaths (per thousand)

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

Rate of Natural increase(per thousand)

23.5

20.6

22.1

21.8

21.2

21.8

21.0

21.0

20.6

21.1

20.4

19.9

19.9

Labor Force

15.9

15.8

16.5

16.8

17.0

16.9*

17.3

17.6

18.2

18.9

19.3

19.7

20.2

Employment

14.5

14.4

14.7

14.9

15.1

15.3*

15.8

16.2

16.8

17.2

17.6

17.9*

18.2

By Economic Sectors*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Sectors

7.3

7.4

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.1

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.3

Productive Services Sectors

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

Social Services Sectors

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.6

5.2

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

By Employment Sectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Sector

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.0

+

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.8

4.9

..

5.3

Public & Public Enterprises Sectors

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

+

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

..

0.9

Regular Private Sector

9.8

9.5

9.6

9.7

9.7

+

10.1

10.6

11.2

11.3

11.7

..

5.1

Irregular Private Sector

6.9

Unemployment

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.6*

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.8*

2.0

Labor Force /Population %

30.1

29.2

29.9

29.8

29.6

28.8*

28.8

28.7

29.1

29.6

29.6

29.5

30.0

Unemployment Rate %

8.8

9.0

10.9

11.1

11.3

9.6*

8.4

8.2

8.1

9.0

9.2

9.0*

9.9

Source: Central Bank of Egypt, August 2003, Monthly Statistical Bulletin.