Economy, jobs and prices in Beni Suef, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Beni Suef was 6.1% in 2024 (15.5% for women and 2.7% for men), joint 12th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 3.8%.
How many people have jobs in Beni Suef?
About 1,178,200 people aged 15 and over were in work in Beni Suef in 2024, 3.9% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 21.9% 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 Beni Suef?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 6,509 micro-enterprise projects in Beni Suef with LE 234.8 million, creating 14,696 job opportunities (5.7% 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 Beni Suef?
Water companies produced 225.1 million cubic metres of drinking water for Beni Suef in 2023/24 and 32.2% of it was lost before reaching customers, 7th 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 Beni Suef?
72.5 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Beni Suef in 2023/24 and 66.9 million treated (92%), 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 Beni Suef?
242,473 vehicles were licensed in Beni Suef at the end of 2024, about 66 per 1,000 residents, 9th lowest of the 27 governorates; 1,577 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 Beni Suef?
Beni Suef had 3,974 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,771 km paved and 203 km unpaved (5%; 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 Beni Suef (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 114 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 6th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 610,854 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Beni Suef compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Beni Suef ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | New Valley | 6.9% |
| 13 | Beheira | 6.5% |
| 14 | Damietta | 6.1% |
| 15 | Beni Suef | 6.1% |
| 16 | Minya | 5.0% |
| 17 | Monufia | 4.9% |
| 18 | Matrouh | 4.8% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Beni Suef ranks 7 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | South Sinai | 53.4% |
| 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% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Beni Suef ranks 19 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Qalyubia | 76 |
| 17 | Faiyum | 69 |
| 18 | Dakahlia | 67 |
| 19 | Beni Suef | 66 |
| 20 | Aswan | 58 |
| 21 | Sharqia | 57 |
| 22 | Qena | 49 |
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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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