Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Egypt stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Egypt was 5.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Egypt ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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