{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Egypt Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Egypt's Youth Unemployment Rate: 18.3 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, +1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.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 ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Egypt Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.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":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2025)","value":"18.3","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":27.138},{"period":"1992","value":25.38},{"period":"1993","value":30.887},{"period":"1994","value":31.078},{"period":"1995","value":30.963},{"period":"1996","value":25.578},{"period":"1997","value":24.011},{"period":"1998","value":23.265},{"period":"1999","value":20.445},{"period":"2000","value":24.998},{"period":"2001","value":27.632},{"period":"2002","value":26.4},{"period":"2003","value":29.399},{"period":"2004","value":28.348},{"period":"2005","value":31.222},{"period":"2006","value":30.516},{"period":"2007","value":25.076},{"period":"2008","value":25.536},{"period":"2009","value":25.219},{"period":"2010","value":24.583},{"period":"2011","value":29.426},{"period":"2012","value":34.439},{"period":"2013","value":34.12},{"period":"2014","value":32.198},{"period":"2015","value":34.16},{"period":"2016","value":33.655},{"period":"2017","value":32.644},{"period":"2018","value":26.252},{"period":"2019","value":20.631},{"period":"2020","value":18.463},{"period":"2021","value":18.21},{"period":"2022","value":16.342},{"period":"2023","value":17.153},{"period":"2024","value":17.291},{"period":"2025","value":18.293}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"17.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"17.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"16.3","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"18.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"18.5","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"20.6","yoyChange":"-5.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"26.3","yoyChange":"-6.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"34.2","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"34.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"+5.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"+4.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"24.6","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"25.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"25.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"25.1","yoyChange":"-5.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"30.5","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Egypt from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. 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 34.4 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.3 in 2022. The latest reading of 18.3 in 2025 represents a change of +1pp."}]}