Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate stands at 18.29% as of 2025-12-31, up from 17.29% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 18.29%, up from 17.29% in 2024.
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 17.29%, up from 17.15% in 2023.
In 2023, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 17.15%, up from 16.34% in 2022.
In 2022, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 16.34%, down from 18.21% in 2021.
In 2021, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate was 18.21%, down from 18.46% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.29% | +1% |
| 2024 | 17.29% | +0.138% |
| 2023 | 17.15% | +0.811% |
| 2022 | 16.34% | -1.87% |
| 2021 | 18.21% | -0.253% |
| 2020 | 18.46% | -2.17% |
| 2019 | 20.63% | -5.62% |
| 2018 | 26.25% | -6.39% |
| 2017 | 32.64% | -1.01% |
| 2016 | 33.66% | -0.505% |
| 2015 | 34.16% | +1.96% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -1.92% |
| 2013 | 34.12% | -0.319% |
| 2012 | 34.44% | +5.01% |
| 2011 | 29.43% | +4.84% |
| 2010 | 24.58% | -0.636% |
| 2009 | 25.22% | -0.317% |
| 2008 | 25.54% | +0.46% |
| 2007 | 25.08% | -5.44% |
| 2006 | 30.52% | -0.706% |
| 2005 | 31.22% | +2.87% |
| 2004 | 28.35% | -1.05% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +3% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -1.23% |
| 2001 | 27.63% | +2.63% |
| 2000 | 25% | +4.55% |
| 1999 | 20.45% | -2.82% |
| 1998 | 23.27% | -0.746% |
| 1997 | 24.01% | -1.57% |
| 1996 | 25.58% | -5.39% |
| 1995 | 30.96% | -0.115% |
| 1994 | 31.08% | +0.191% |
| 1993 | 30.89% | +5.51% |
| 1992 | 25.38% | -1.76% |
| 1991 | 27.14% | — |
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Egypt, Arab Rep.'s youth unemployment rate is 18.29% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 17.29% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 34.44% (2012); the lowest is 16.34% (2022), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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