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

The unemployment rate in Damietta was 6.1% in 2024 (17.3% for women and 3.3% for men), joint 12th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 18.9%.

How many people have jobs in Damietta?

About 520,500 people aged 15 and over were in work in Damietta in 2024, 1.7% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 27.8% 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 Damietta?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 1,080 micro-enterprise projects in Damietta with LE 59.3 million, creating 4,092 job opportunities (1.6% 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 Damietta?

Water companies produced 186.2 million cubic metres of drinking water for Damietta in 2023/24 and 20.3% of it was lost before reaching customers, 5th 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 Damietta?

113.5 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Damietta in 2023/24 and 108.7 million treated (96%), at 26 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 Damietta?

180,586 vehicles were licensed in Damietta at the end of 2024, about 110 per 1,000 residents, 10th highest of the 27 governorates; 1,056 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 Damietta?

Damietta had 4,166 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,069 km paved and 1,097 km unpaved (26%; 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 Damietta (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 248 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 6th highest of the 27 governorates, across 344,752 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Damietta compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Damietta ranks 14 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
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%
17	Monufia	4.9%

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)

Damietta ranks 23 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
20	New Valley	22.4%
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%

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)

Damietta ranks 10 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
7	Giza	152
8	Alexandria	133
9	Ismailia	123
10	Damietta	110
11	Matrouh	106
12	Luxor	99
13	Monufia	87

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

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