Economy, jobs and prices in Gharbia, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Gharbia was 8.4% in 2024 (16.1% for women and 5.8% for men), joint 8th highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 10.2%.
How many people have jobs in Gharbia?
About 1,722,200 people aged 15 and over were in work in Gharbia in 2024, 5.8% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 14.0% 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 Gharbia?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 3,019 micro-enterprise projects in Gharbia with LE 166.3 million, creating 10,893 job opportunities (4.2% 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 Gharbia?
Water companies produced 369.5 million cubic metres of drinking water for Gharbia in 2023/24 and 18.8% of it was lost before reaching customers, 2nd 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 copyIs sewage treated in Gharbia?
245.9 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Gharbia in 2023/24 and 183.0 million treated (74%), at 42 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 Gharbia?
471,983 vehicles were licensed in Gharbia at the end of 2024, about 86 per 1,000 residents, 13th lowest of the 27 governorates; 13,428 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 Gharbia?
Gharbia had 4,785 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,577 km paved and 1,208 km unpaved (25%; 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 Gharbia (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 149 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 14th highest of the 27 governorates, across 1,049,073 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Gharbia compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Gharbia ranks 8 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cairo | 11.9% |
| 6 | Ismailia | 9.3% |
| 7 | Qalyubia | 8.6% |
| 8 | Gharbia | 8.4% |
| 9 | Aswan | 8.4% |
| 10 | Alexandria | 8.1% |
| 11 | Giza | 7.6% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Gharbia ranks 26 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% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Gharbia ranks 15 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Luxor | 99 |
| 13 | Monufia | 87 |
| 14 | North Sinai | 86 |
| 15 | Gharbia | 86 |
| 16 | Qalyubia | 76 |
| 17 | Faiyum | 69 |
| 18 | Dakahlia | 67 |
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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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