Number of foreign workers in Egypt fall 7.2% in 2025 – CAPMAS

The number of foreign workers in Egypt declined by 7.2 per cent year-on-year to 21,973 in 2025, down from 23,683 in 2024, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) said on Sunday.

According to CAPMAS, 21,462 foreign workers were employed in the private sector, while 511 worked in the government, public, and public business sectors.

European nationals accounted for the largest share of foreign workers, totalling 10,260, or 46.7 per cent of the overall workforce. Non-Arab Asian nationals ranked second with 6,801 workers, representing 31 per cent, while nationals from Oceania recorded the lowest figure at 122, accounting for 0.6 per cent.

By occupation, senior officials and managers formed the largest group, with 7,386 workers, representing 33.6 per cent of the total. They were followed by specialists and scientific professionals, with 5,435 workers (24.7 per cent), and craft and related trades workers, with 3,893 (17.7 per cent).

The occupational distribution varied across employment sectors. Specialists accounted for the largest share of foreign workers in the government, public and public business sectors, totalling 349, or 68.3 per cent of the workforce. Senior officials and managers came second with 102 workers (20 per cent), followed by craft and related trades workers with 11 (2.1 per cent).

In the private and investment sectors, senior officials and managers represented the largest occupational group, with 7,284 workers, accounting for 33.9 per cent of foreign employment. Specialists followed with 5,086 workers (23.7 per cent), while craft and related trades workers totalled 3,882 (18.1 per cent).