Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 5.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Egypt, 1970–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.95 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Egypt peaked at 13.15 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.729, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4 | — |
| 1971 | 1.8 | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 1.5 | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 1.71 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 2.3 | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 0.729 | -68.3% |
| 1977 | 3.13 | +330.0% |
| 1978 | 3.64 | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 4.6 | +26.4% |
| 1980 | 5.2 | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 5.7 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 6.47 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 5.89 | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 7.06 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 8.43 | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 9.38 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 8.93 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 10.92 | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 10.93 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.04 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9 | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 8.37 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 8.03 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.95 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.98 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.02 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 10.91 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 10.32 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.24 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 10.49 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 8.52 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 9.09 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.76 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.85 | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 13.15 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.11 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.05 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.45 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.77 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 9.86 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 7.85 | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 7.97 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 7.44 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 7.34 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.75 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 5.95 | -12.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.62, 69% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.95 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +330.0% | 0.729 | 3.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 | 0.729 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.95 | 5.2 | 7.06 | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.3 | 7.95 | 11.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.76 | 8.52 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 7.85 | 13.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 | 5.95 | 7.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Egypt?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Egypt was 5.95 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.729 in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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