Unemployment rate in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment rate was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Egypt is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Egypt peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 62 Tajikistan 6.9% compare
- 63 Canada 6.9% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 6.8% compare
- 66 Lithuania 6.7% compare
- 67 Mozambique 6.6% compare
- 68 Latvia 6.6% compare
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Egypt?
- Unemployment rate in Egypt was 6.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.