Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 6.78% as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.82% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate was 6.78%, down from 6.82% in 2024.
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate was 6.82%, up from 6.75% in 2023.
In 2023, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate was 6.75%, up from 6.55% in 2022.
In 2022, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate was 6.55%, down from 7.44% in 2021.
In 2021, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate was 7.44%, down from 7.97% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.78% | -0.036% |
| 2024 | 6.82% | +0.064% |
| 2023 | 6.75% | +0.207% |
| 2022 | 6.55% | -0.895% |
| 2021 | 7.44% | -0.533% |
| 2020 | 7.97% | +0.123% |
| 2019 | 7.85% | -2% |
| 2018 | 9.86% | -1.91% |
| 2017 | 11.77% | -0.683% |
| 2016 | 12.45% | -0.602% |
| 2015 | 13.05% | -0.053% |
| 2014 | 13.11% | -0.049% |
| 2013 | 13.15% | +0.557% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +0.748% |
| 2011 | 11.85% | +3.09% |
| 2010 | 8.76% | -0.33% |
| 2009 | 9.09% | +0.57% |
| 2008 | 8.52% | -0.283% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -1.69% |
| 2006 | 10.49% | -0.559% |
| 2005 | 11.05% | +0.729% |
| 2004 | 10.32% | -0.59% |
| 2003 | 10.91% | +0.9% |
| 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% | -2.04% |
| 1995 | 11.04% | +0.11% |
| 1994 | 10.93% | +0.01% |
| 1993 | 10.92% | +2% |
| 1992 | 8.92% | -0.46% |
| 1991 | 9.38% | — |
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Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment rate is 6.78% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.82% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.15% (2013); the lowest is 6.55% (2022), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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