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Egypt: Unemployment rate (IMF)

7.30percent · 2025-43.4% since 2015

Unemployment as a percentage of the total labour force. Annual figures for Egypt from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20257.3
20247.4
20237.2
20227.3
20217.3
20208.3
20198.6
201810.9
201712.2
201612.7
201512.9
201413.4
201313
201212.4
201110.4
20109.2
20099.4
20088.7
20079.2
200610.9
200511.5
200410.5
200311.3
200210.1
20018.8
20009
19997.7
19988
19978.7
19969.5
199511.2
199411.1
199310.9
19929
19918.8
19908

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Unemployment rate (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-unemployment (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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