Ammon News - Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced Saturday that the country’s annual unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent in 2024, marking a 0.4 percent decline from 2023.

ccording to CAPMAS's annual labour force survey, the unemployment rate among youth aged 15–29 dropped to 14.9 percent in 2024, a 1 percent decrease from 2023.

Male youth unemployment stood at 9.8 percent, while female youth unemployment was significantly higher at 37.1 percent.

The report also showed that unemployment among those aged 15–19 years recorded 12.2 percent in 2024, down slightly from 12.4 percent in 2023.

Among youth with intermediate, higher, and university-level education, the unemployment rate reached 18.7 percent in 2024, compared to 20.3 percent in 2023. Ahram Online

Egypt’s total labour force reached 32.041 million individuals in 2024, a 2.9 percent increase from 31.149 million in 2023.

Of this total, 26.08 million were male and 5.961 million were female.

Labour force participation was higher in rural areas (17.963 million) than in urban centers (14.078 million).

The number of unemployed individuals stood at 2.113 million in 2024, down from 2.19 million in 2023, reflecting a decrease of 77,000 people, or 3.5 percent.