Economy, jobs and prices in Aswan, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Aswan was 8.4% in 2024 (41.0% for women and 2.4% for men), joint 8th highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 5.0%.
How many people have jobs in Aswan?
About 434,900 people aged 15 and over were in work in Aswan in 2024, 1.5% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 15.6% on 2019 (Egypt: up 14.6%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many jobs do small-business loans create in Aswan?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 4,446 micro-enterprise projects in Aswan with LE 159.0 million, creating 9,896 job opportunities (3.8% of the national total).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow much drinking water is lost in Aswan?
Water companies produced 134.2 million cubic metres of drinking water for Aswan in 2023/24 and 27.8% of it was lost before reaching customers, 11th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.5%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyIs sewage treated in Aswan?
110.5 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Aswan in 2023/24 and 93.0 million treated (84%), at 17 treatment plants.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many vehicles are there in Aswan?
97,647 vehicles were licensed in Aswan at the end of 2024, about 58 per 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of the 27 governorates; 3,180 of them were tuk-tuks.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many roads are paved in Aswan?
Aswan had 5,256 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 4,596 km paved and 660 km unpaved (13%; Egypt: 18%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyMore figures
- Water consumed in Aswan (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 157 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 12th highest of the 27 governorates, across 387,068 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Aswan compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Aswan ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ismailia | 9.3% |
| 7 | Qalyubia | 8.6% |
| 8 | Gharbia | 8.4% |
| 9 | Aswan | 8.4% |
| 10 | Alexandria | 8.1% |
| 11 | Giza | 7.6% |
| 12 | New Valley | 6.9% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Aswan ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Beheira | 31.8% |
| 9 | Faiyum | 31.0% |
| 10 | Qalyubia | 30.1% |
| 11 | Aswan | 27.8% |
| 12 | Kafr El Sheikh | 27.1% |
| 13 | Luxor | 26.5% |
| 14 | Giza | 26.3% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Aswan ranks 20 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Faiyum | 69 |
| 18 | Dakahlia | 67 |
| 19 | Beni Suef | 66 |
| 20 | Aswan | 58 |
| 21 | Sharqia | 57 |
| 22 | Qena | 49 |
| 23 | Kafr El Sheikh | 48 |
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Sources
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 1: tables 4-3 (employed persons aged 15+ by governorate, 2019-2024) and 4-6 (unemployment rate by governorate and sex, 2021-2024), Labour Force Survey, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1577a160ffd5…)
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 3: tables 15-4 (micro-enterprise projects and jobs funded by the MSME Development Agency, 2024) and 15-7 (Takaful and Karama cash-transfer beneficiaries and payments, 2022/23; Ministry of Social Solidarity), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 325979811b41…)
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 2: tables 7-10 (buildings connected to public sewage, 2017 census), 8-6 (licensed vehicles, 31 December 2024) and 8-11 (road length, 30 June 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 72f291831ffa…)
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