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Unemployment rate
Egypt — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 15% (1989 est.) |
| 1992 | 15% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 20% (1992 est.) |
| 1994 | 20% (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 20% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 20% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 9.4% (FY95/96 official estimate) |
| 1998 | 9.4% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 10% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 11.8% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 11.5% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 12% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 12% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 9.9% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 10.9% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 9.5% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 10.3% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 9.1% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 8.7% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 117 9.1% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 9.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 9.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101 9.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 12.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 12% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 12.7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 130 12% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 13.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 12.7% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 13.4% (2014 est.) | 13.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137 |
| 2016 | 12.8% (2015 est.) | 13% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140 |
| 2017 | 12.7% (2016 est.) | 12.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 154 |
| 2018 | 12.2% (2017 est.) | 12.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 12.2% (2017 est.) | 12.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 7.86% (2019 est.) | 12.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 7.86% (2019 est.) 12.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 7.86% (2019 est.) 12.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 9.33% (2021 est.) 9.17% (2020 est.) 7.84% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 7.31% (2023 est.) 7.34% (2022 est.) 7.44% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 7.2% (2024 est.) 7.4% (2023 est.) 7.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |