Unemployment rate women in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate women was 15.31 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.31
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
26.43
in 2004
All-time low
14.45
in 2022
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 15.31 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Egypt peaked at 26.43 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.45, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.09 | — |
| 1992 | 17.06 | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 22.39 | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 22.84 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.75 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 18.56 | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 19.81 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 19.63 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 19.11 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 22.84 | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 21.84 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 24.08 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 23.4 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 26.43 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 24.6 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 23.79 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 18.28 | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 18.73 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.19 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 21.94 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.32 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.91 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 24.09 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.91 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.68 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.51 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 22.82 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.33 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.31 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.63 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 15.92 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 14.45 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 15.17 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 15.28 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 15.31 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.47 | 17.06 | 23.75 | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.62 | 18.28 | 26.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 | 21.31 | 24.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.63 | 14.45 | 17.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 19 Haiti 18.03 compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.97 compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.59 compare
- 23 Mauritania 14.74 compare
- 24 Lebanon 14.48 compare
- 25 Angola 14.26 compare
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 women in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate women in Egypt was 15.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.43 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.45 in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate women?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).