Unemployment Rate fell 26.5% to 7.68% in Egypt in 2021, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Egypt reached an all time high of 13.2% in 2013 and an all time low of 7.68% in 2021.
Egypt has been ranked 29th within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | % | 12.0% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 1.89% | 1.89% | 1.91% | 2.26% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 11.7% | 9.82% | 9.73% | 10.5% | 7.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 2.12% | 2.07% | 2.04% | 2.79% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 4.22% | 4.00% | 3.80% | 4.61% | 3.98% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 15.8% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 18.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 6.18% | 6.10% | 6.04% | 6.61% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 18.6% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 19.4% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 5.89% | 6.04% | 6.13% | 8.22% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 17.0% | 16.9% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 20.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 8.33% | 8.23% | 8.16% | 9.03% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 15.4% | 15.5% | 15.1% | 16.7% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 2.46% | 2.23% | 2.28% | 5.00% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 13.2% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.4% | ... | ... | ... |