Economy, jobs and prices in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Kafr El Sheikh was 3.2% in 2024 (7.1% for women and 2.1% for men), 3rd lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 2.7%.
How many people have jobs in Kafr El Sheikh?
About 1,220,800 people aged 15 and over were in work in Kafr El Sheikh in 2024, 4.1% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 13.4% 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 2,272 micro-enterprise projects in Kafr El Sheikh with LE 129.8 million, creating 8,402 job opportunities (3.2% 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
Water companies produced 422.7 million cubic metres of drinking water for Kafr El Sheikh in 2023/24 and 27.1% of it was lost before reaching customers, 12th 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
107.0 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Kafr El Sheikh in 2023/24 and 101.8 million treated (95%), at 23 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
183,434 vehicles were licensed in Kafr El Sheikh at the end of 2024, about 48 per 1,000 residents, 5th lowest of the 27 governorates; 11,956 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 Kafr El Sheikh?
Kafr El Sheikh had 7,769 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 4,764 km paved and 3,004 km unpaved (39%; 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 Kafr El Sheikh (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 223 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 7th highest of the 27 governorates, across 650,022 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Kafr El Sheikh compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Kafr El Sheikh ranks 24 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 26 | Qena | 1.8% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Kafr El Sheikh ranks 12 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Faiyum | 31.0% |
| 10 | Qalyubia | 30.1% |
| 11 | Aswan | 27.8% |
| 12 | Kafr El Sheikh | 27.1% |
| 13 | Luxor | 26.5% |
| 14 | Giza | 26.3% |
| 15 | Qena | 25.1% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Kafr El Sheikh ranks 23 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Aswan | 58 |
| 21 | Sharqia | 57 |
| 22 | Qena | 49 |
| 23 | Kafr El Sheikh | 48 |
| 24 | Beheira | 45 |
| 25 | Minya | 44 |
| 26 | Sohag | 43 |
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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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