Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) was 6.78% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.27 percentage points from 13.05% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.78% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 7.97% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 13.05% | 2015 |
| Highest | 13.15% | 2013 |
| Lowest | 6.55% | 2022 |
| Average since 2016 | 8.42% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9.38% | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2024 (from 6.82% to 6.78%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.09 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.04 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.64 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 79% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 60th highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.78% | 2025 |
| World | 4.79% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 4.5% | 2025 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Tajikistan — 57th of 182: 6.93%
- Canada — 58th of 182: 6.91%
- Costa Rica — 59th of 182: 6.84%
- Lithuania — 61st of 182: 6.73%
- Mozambique — 62nd of 182: 6.63%
- Latvia — 63rd of 182: 6.57%
What this measures
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
Limitations: While the unemployment rate may be considered the most informative labour market indicator, reflecting the general performance of the labour market and the economy as a whole, it should not be interpreted as a measure of economic hardship or of well-being. When based on the internationally-recommended standards, the unemployment rate simply reflects the proportion of the labour force that does not have a job but is available and actively looking for work. It says nothing about the economic resources of unemployed workers or their family members. Its use should, therefore, be limited to serving as a measurement of the utilization of labour and an indication of the failure to find work.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.78 |
| 2024 | 6.82 |
| 2023 | 6.75 |
| 2022 | 6.55 |
| 2021 | 7.44 |
| 2020 | 7.97 |
| 2019 | 7.85 |
| 2018 | 9.86 |
| 2017 | 11.77 |
| 2016 | 12.45 |
| 2015 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 13.35% (2025)
- Algeria — 11.63% (2025)
- Bahrain — 1.1% (2025)
- Djibouti — 26.02% (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 8.3% (2025)
- Iraq — 15.49% (2025)
- Israel — 3.49% (2025)
- Jordan — 16.54% (2025)
- Kuwait
More social protection & labor data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Net migration — -57,305 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 220,033 (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 5.95% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 23.83% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 33.58% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 70.96% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 47.96% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)?
- 6.78% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 2.6 percentage points from 9.38% in 1991. The highest value was 13.15% in 2013 and the lowest 6.55% in 2022.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 60th highest of 182 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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