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

The unemployment rate in Dakahlia was 3.4% in 2024 (8.4% for women and 2.4% for men), joint 4th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 2.5%.

How many people have jobs in Dakahlia?

About 2,074,000 people aged 15 and over were in work in Dakahlia in 2024, 6.9% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 20.5% 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 Dakahlia?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 4,055 micro-enterprise projects in Dakahlia with LE 226.0 million, creating 15,014 job opportunities (5.8% 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 Dakahlia?

Water companies produced 656.2 million cubic metres of drinking water for Dakahlia in 2023/24 and 18.6% of it was lost before reaching customers, the lowest 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 Dakahlia?

343.0 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Dakahlia in 2023/24 and 226.4 million treated (66%), at 54 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 Dakahlia?

478,259 vehicles were licensed in Dakahlia at the end of 2024, about 67 per 1,000 residents, 10th lowest of the 27 governorates; 19,855 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 Dakahlia?

Dakahlia had 7,471 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 5,207 km paved and 2,264 km unpaved (30%; 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 Dakahlia (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 205 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 10th highest of the 27 governorates, across 1,350,181 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Dakahlia compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Dakahlia ranks 22 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
19	Sharqia	4.6%
20	Luxor	4.5%
21	Asyut	4.4%
22	Dakahlia	3.4%
23	Faiyum	3.4%
24	Kafr El Sheikh	3.2%
25	Sohag	2.9%

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)

Dakahlia ranks 27 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
21	Sohag	21.2%
22	Red Sea	21.2%
23	Damietta	20.3%
24	Monufia	20.1%
25	Minya	19.0%
26	Gharbia	18.8%
27	Dakahlia	18.6%

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)

Dakahlia ranks 18 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
15	Gharbia	86
16	Qalyubia	76
17	Faiyum	69
18	Dakahlia	67
19	Beni Suef	66
20	Aswan	58
21	Sharqia	57

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

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