Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt, 1970–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 78th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Egypt was 5.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Egypt ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.