Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt

Egypt: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.303 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.325 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.3 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.343 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.332 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.344 % of urban youth labor force2010: 0.327 % of urban youth labor force2011: 0.383 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.436 % of urban youth labor force2013: 0.404 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.396 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.387 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.393 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.377 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.312 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.272 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 30th of 97 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.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.3% +7.1%
2005 0.3% -7.6%
2007 0.3% +14.3%
2008 0.3% -3.2%
2009 0.3% +3.5%
2010 0.3% -5.1%
2011 0.4% +17.4%
2012 0.4% +13.7%
2013 0.4% -7.5%
2014 0.4% -1.8%
2015 0.4% -2.4%
2016 0.4% +1.8%
2017 0.4% -4.1%
2018 0.3% -17.3%
2019 0.3% -12.8%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 81% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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  5. 32 Ukraine 0.3% compare
  6. 33 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
Egypt ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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