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

The unemployment rate in Luxor was 4.5% in 2024 (21.6% for women and 2.3% for men), 7th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 6.7%.

How many people have jobs in Luxor?

About 406,800 people aged 15 and over were in work in Luxor in 2024, 1.4% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 27.6% 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 Luxor?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 2,408 micro-enterprise projects in Luxor with LE 86.0 million, creating 5,511 job opportunities (2.1% 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 Luxor?

Water companies produced 125.3 million cubic metres of drinking water for Luxor in 2023/24 and 26.5% of it was lost before reaching customers, 13th 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 copy

Is sewage treated in Luxor?

37.9 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Luxor in 2023/24 and 37.9 million treated (100%), at 5 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 Luxor?

141,682 vehicles were licensed in Luxor at the end of 2024, about 99 per 1,000 residents, 12th highest of the 27 governorates; 232 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 Luxor?

Luxor had 3,887 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,202 km paved and 685 km unpaved (18%; 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 Luxor (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 176 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 11th highest of the 27 governorates, across 296,378 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Luxor compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Luxor ranks 20 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
17	Monufia	4.9%
18	Matrouh	4.8%
19	Sharqia	4.6%
20	Luxor	4.5%
21	Asyut	4.4%
22	Dakahlia	3.4%
23	Faiyum	3.4%

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)

Luxor ranks 13 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
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%
16	Alexandria	23.5%

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)

Luxor ranks 12 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
9	Ismailia	123
10	Damietta	110
11	Matrouh	106
12	Luxor	99
13	Monufia	87
14	North Sinai	86
15	Gharbia	86

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

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