Fall in Egypt’s Unemployment Rate

Egypt’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 % during 2021, to reach 7.4 %, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. During 2021, its labor force increased by 3.2 % year-on-year, reaching 29.3 million individuals, compared to 28.458 million individuals in 2020. Unemployment decreased by 3.9 %, reaching 2.17 million in 2021, compared to 2.259 million in 2020.

The unemployment rate among males was 5.6 % in 2021, compared to 6 % in 2020, while the unemployment rate among females was 16 %, compared to 17.7 % the year earlier. Among people between the ages 15-29, the unemployment rate remained unchanged from 2020, at 15 %.