Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 258.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt, 1998–2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt stood at 258.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt peaked at 405.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 134.4%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 270.5% | — |
| 1999 | 265.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 266.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 187.2% | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 266.9% | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 268.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 279.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 323.5% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 364.8% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 372.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 236.8% | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 203.4% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 181.6% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 178.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 134.4% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 141.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 149.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 303.3% | +103.1% |
| 2019 | 405.9% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 347.4% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 329.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 389.8% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 313.9% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 258.5% | -17.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 258.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.5%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 258.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.2%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 267.8% | 265.1% | 270.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 279.5% | 187.2% | 364.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 230.7% | 134.4% | 405.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 327.9% | 258.5% | 389.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Egypt was 258.5% in 2024, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 405.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.4% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.