{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Egypt Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Egypt's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 6.8 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Egypt","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Egypt Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2025)","value":"6.8","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":9.38},{"period":"1992","value":8.92},{"period":"1993","value":10.92},{"period":"1994","value":10.93},{"period":"1995","value":11.04},{"period":"1996","value":9},{"period":"1997","value":8.37},{"period":"1998","value":8.03},{"period":"1999","value":7.95},{"period":"2000","value":8.98},{"period":"2001","value":9.26},{"period":"2002","value":10.01},{"period":"2003","value":10.91},{"period":"2004","value":10.32},{"period":"2005","value":11.049},{"period":"2006","value":10.49},{"period":"2007","value":8.8},{"period":"2008","value":8.517},{"period":"2009","value":9.087},{"period":"2010","value":8.757},{"period":"2011","value":11.849},{"period":"2012","value":12.597},{"period":"2013","value":13.154},{"period":"2014","value":13.105},{"period":"2015","value":13.052},{"period":"2016","value":12.45},{"period":"2017","value":11.767},{"period":"2018","value":9.855},{"period":"2019","value":7.851},{"period":"2020","value":7.974},{"period":"2021","value":7.441},{"period":"2022","value":6.546},{"period":"2023","value":6.753},{"period":"2024","value":6.817},{"period":"2025","value":6.781}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"7.4","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Egypt from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.2 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.5 in 2022. The latest reading of 6.8 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}