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Youth unemployment rate in Egypt

Latest: 18.3%
Previous: 17.3%
Change: +1.00 (+5.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment rate in Egypt
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	27.1%
Dec 31, 1992	25.4%
Dec 31, 1993	30.9%
Dec 31, 1994	31.1%
Dec 31, 1995	31.0%
Dec 31, 1996	25.6%
Dec 31, 1997	24.0%
Dec 31, 1998	23.3%
Dec 31, 1999	20.4%
Dec 31, 2000	25.0%
Dec 31, 2001	27.6%
Dec 31, 2002	26.4%
Dec 31, 2003	29.4%
Dec 31, 2004	28.3%
Dec 31, 2005	31.2%
Dec 31, 2006	30.5%
Dec 31, 2007	25.1%
Dec 31, 2008	25.5%
Dec 31, 2009	25.2%
Dec 31, 2010	24.6%
Dec 31, 2011	29.4%
Dec 31, 2012	34.4%
Dec 31, 2013	34.1%
Dec 31, 2014	32.2%
Dec 31, 2015	34.2%
Dec 31, 2016	33.7%
Dec 31, 2017	32.6%
Dec 31, 2018	26.3%
Dec 31, 2019	20.6%
Dec 31, 2020	18.5%
Dec 31, 2021	18.2%
Dec 31, 2022	16.3%
Dec 31, 2023	17.2%
Dec 31, 2024	17.3%
Dec 31, 2025	18.3%

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