Poverty and living standards in Cairo, Egypt: official figures
At the 2017 census 94.0% of residential buildings in Cairo were connected to the public sewer, the highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 40.3%).
Do homes in Cairo have piped gas?
61.3% of residential buildings in Cairo had piped natural gas at the 2017 census, the highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 13.4%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many people in Cairo get Takaful and Karama?
The Ministry of Social Solidarity counted 208,672 beneficiaries of Takaful and Karama, its main anti-poverty cash-transfer programme, in Cairo in 2022/23: about 20 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 41).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow much do Takaful and Karama pay in Cairo?
Payments to them totalled LE 1.1 billion in 2022/23, about LE 5,493 per beneficiary for the year (Egypt: LE 5,426).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyMore figures
- Of them, 107,532 were on Takaful (support for poor families with children, conditional on schooling and health checks) and 101,140 on Karama (for older people, people with disabilities and orphans). Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Cairo compares with other governorates
Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) (2017)
Cairo ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 94.0% |
| 2 | Dakahlia | 76.2% |
| 3 | Alexandria | 70.9% |
| 4 | Suez | 63.7% |
| 5 | Damietta | 63.6% |
| 6 | South Sinai | 59.9% |
| 7 | Gharbia | 56.7% |
Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (2022/23)
Cairo ranks 25 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Qalyubia | 26 |
| 22 | Monufia | 25 |
| 23 | Red Sea | 21 |
| 24 | Alexandria | 21 |
| 25 | Cairo | 20 |
| 26 | Suez | 17 |
| 27 | Port Said | 16 |
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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 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…)
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 1: tables 7-5 (sewage collected and treated, 2023/24), 7-7 (water produced, consumed and lost, 2023/24) and 7-8 (buildings connected to natural gas, 2017 census), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1577a160ffd5…)
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