Belgium vs Egypt: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults
Belgium
17.3%
in 2024
Egypt
17.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
66th
Egypt rank
67th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 17.3% against 17.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Belgium ranks 66th and Egypt ranks 67th of 188 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 26.5% | 7.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 27.4% | 9.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 30.2% | 10.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 17.5% | 0.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate: young vs. older adults, Belgium or Egypt?
- Belgium, at 17.3% against 17.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate: young vs. older adults between Belgium and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Belgium ranks 66th and Egypt ranks 67th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.