Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Egypt
Egypt: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 6.78 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Egypt stood at 6.78.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Egypt peaked at 13.15 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.55, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 30th of 69 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.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.38 | — |
| 1992 | 8.92 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 10.92 | +22.4% |
| 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 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.98 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 9.26 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 10.01 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 10.91 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 10.32 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.05 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 10.49 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 8.52 | -3.2% |
| 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 | 6.55 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 6.75 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.82 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 6.78 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.39 | 7.95 | 11.04 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.74 | 8.52 | 11.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 7.85 | 13.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 | 6.55 | 7.97 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Egypt?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Egypt was 6.78 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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