Egypt Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Egypt unemployment rate for 2023 was 7.31%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Egypt unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.34%, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
  • Egypt unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.44%, a 0.53% decline from 2020.
  • Egypt unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.97%, a 0.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Egypt Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 7.31% -0.04%
2022 7.34% -0.10%
2021 7.44% -0.53%
2020 7.97% 0.12%
2019 7.85% -2.00%
2018 9.86% -1.91%
2017 11.77% -0.68%
2016 12.45% -0.60%
2015 13.05% -0.05%
2014 13.11% -0.05%
2013 13.15% 0.56%
2012 12.60% 0.75%
2011 11.85% 3.09%
2010 8.76% -0.33%
2009 9.09% 0.57%
2008 8.52% -0.28%
2007 8.80% -1.69%
2006 10.49% -0.56%
2005 11.05% 0.73%
2004 10.32% -0.59%
2003 10.91% 0.90%
2002 10.01% 0.75%
2001 9.26% 0.28%
2000 8.98% 1.03%
1999 7.95% -0.08%
1998 8.03% -0.34%
1997 8.37% -0.63%
1996 9.00% -2.04%
1995 11.04% 0.11%
1994 10.93% 0.01%
1993 10.92% 2.00%
1992 8.92% -0.46%
1991 9.38% -0.46%