Unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 4.56 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt is 4.56, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt peaked at 9.77 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.74 | — |
| 1992 | 6.31 | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 7.46 | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 7.26 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.33 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.28 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 4.89 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 4.9 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.08 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.61 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 6.29 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 7.53 | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 5.86 | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 7.21 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 6.64 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.78 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 5.49 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 4.73 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 8.72 | +84.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.77 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.34 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.83 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 8.16 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 6.77 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 4.75 | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 5.92 | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 5.57 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 4.84 | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 4.57 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.62 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 4.56 | -1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.56 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.53, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +84.3% | 4.73 | 8.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.15 | 4.89 | 7.46 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.05 | 5 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 4.73 | 9.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 | 4.56 | 5.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- 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 of males vs females in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Egypt was 4.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Egypt ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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