Economy, jobs and prices in Ismailia, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Ismailia was 9.3% in 2024 (23.5% for women and 5.3% for men), 6th highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 9.6%.
How many people have jobs in Ismailia?
About 402,500 people aged 15 and over were in work in Ismailia in 2024, 1.3% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 4.9% 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 Ismailia?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 650 micro-enterprise projects in Ismailia with LE 39.5 million, creating 2,487 job opportunities (1.0% 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 Ismailia?
Water companies produced 145.3 million cubic metres of drinking water for Ismailia in 2023/24 and 67.7% of it was lost before reaching customers, 3rd 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 Ismailia?
92.6 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Ismailia in 2023/24 and 76.5 million treated (83%), at 8 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 Ismailia?
181,971 vehicles were licensed in Ismailia at the end of 2024, about 123 per 1,000 residents, 9th highest of the 27 governorates; 2,517 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 Ismailia?
Ismailia had 3,460 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,428 km paved and 32 km unpaved (1%; 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 Ismailia (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 87 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 4th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 180,773 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Ismailia compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Ismailia ranks 6 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Suez | 14.7% |
| 4 | South Sinai | 14.6% |
| 5 | Cairo | 11.9% |
| 6 | Ismailia | 9.3% |
| 7 | Qalyubia | 8.6% |
| 8 | Gharbia | 8.4% |
| 9 | Aswan | 8.4% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Ismailia ranks 3 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Said | 67.8% |
| 2 | Suez | 67.8% |
| 3 | Ismailia | 67.7% |
| 4 | South Sinai | 53.4% |
| 5 | North Sinai | 53.3% |
| 6 | Matrouh | 41.3% |
| 7 | Beni Suef | 32.2% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Ismailia ranks 9 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Port Said | 182 |
| 7 | Giza | 152 |
| 8 | Alexandria | 133 |
| 9 | Ismailia | 123 |
| 10 | Damietta | 110 |
| 11 | Matrouh | 106 |
| 12 | Luxor | 99 |
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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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