Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
55th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 55th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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