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Egypt - Unemployment Rate 6.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

6.78 (2025)

Global rank

##123 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.3×

Growth since 1991

0.72×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119911996200120062011201620212025#129#1232021 overtook Cyprus2024 overtook Panama
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Egypt climbed from #129 to #123 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Egypt ↓

Key Events — Egypt

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Cyprus in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Panama in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120256.558.7510.9513.15

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