Economy, jobs and prices in Beheira, Egypt: official figures

The unemployment rate in Beheira was 6.5% in 2024 (17.6% for women and 4.3% for men), 13th highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 3.6%.

How many people have jobs in Beheira?

About 1,999,200 people aged 15 and over were in work in Beheira in 2024, 6.7% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 3.8% on 2019 (Egypt: up 14.6%).

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How many jobs do small-business loans create in Beheira?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 3,082 micro-enterprise projects in Beheira with LE 206.0 million, creating 13,123 job opportunities (5.1% of the national total).

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How much drinking water is lost in Beheira?

Water companies produced 547.8 million cubic metres of drinking water for Beheira in 2023/24 and 31.8% of it was lost before reaching customers, 8th 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 copy

Is sewage treated in Beheira?

207.8 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Beheira in 2023/24 and 190.0 million treated (91%), at 34 treatment plants.

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How many vehicles are there in Beheira?

314,191 vehicles were licensed in Beheira at the end of 2024, about 45 per 1,000 residents, 4th lowest of the 27 governorates; 15,288 of them were tuk-tuks.

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How many roads are paved in Beheira?

Beheira had 12,057 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 8,737 km paved and 3,321 km unpaved (28%; Egypt: 18%).

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

More figures

Water consumed in Beheira (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 146 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 13th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 1,052,380 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Beheira compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Beheira ranks 13 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
10	Alexandria	8.1%
11	Giza	7.6%
12	New Valley	6.9%
13	Beheira	6.5%
14	Damietta	6.1%
15	Beni Suef	6.1%
16	Minya	5.0%

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)

Beheira ranks 8 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
5	North Sinai	53.3%
6	Matrouh	41.3%
7	Beni Suef	32.2%
8	Beheira	31.8%
9	Faiyum	31.0%
10	Qalyubia	30.1%
11	Aswan	27.8%

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)

Beheira ranks 24 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
21	Sharqia	57
22	Qena	49
23	Kafr El Sheikh	48
24	Beheira	45
25	Minya	44
26	Sohag	43
27	Asyut	42

Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

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