Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Egypt 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
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% | 0.2% | 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, urban in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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