Policy Briefs
The Future of Labor Supply and Demographics in Egypt: Impending Challenges and Untapped Potential
Publisher
Economic Research Forum
Date
October, 2019
Topic
J. Labor and Demographic Economics
In a nutshell
- Demographic pressures on Egypt’s labor supply have decreased.
- The “youth bulge” generation are young adults now, their labor market entry complete, while the “echo” of the youth bulge is school-aged.
- Fertility, which had declined in Egypt and then risen, has once again fallen. The total fertility rate (births per woman), which was 3.5 in 2012-2014, fell to 3.1 in 2018.
- Labor force participation rates declined from 51% in 2012 to 48% in 2018.
- Employment rates declined from 47% to 44% over 2012 to 2018.
- Standard unemployment rates remained stable, but discouraged unemployment increased in 2018.
Authors
Caroline Krafft
Associate Professor of Economics, St. Catherine University
Authors
Emma Kettle
St. Catherine University, Department of Economics and...