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

The unemployment rate in Minya was 5.0% in 2024 (15.5% for women and 2.2% for men), 11th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 3.3%.

How many people have jobs in Minya?

About 1,830,200 people aged 15 and over were in work in Minya in 2024, 6.1% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 22.0% on 2019 (Egypt: up 14.6%).

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

How many jobs do small-business loans create in Minya?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 13,758 micro-enterprise projects in Minya with LE 531.5 million, creating 33,473 job opportunities (12.9% 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 Minya?

Water companies produced 326.1 million cubic metres of drinking water for Minya in 2023/24 and 19.0% of it was lost before reaching customers, 3rd 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 Minya?

67.7 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Minya in 2023/24 and 58.9 million treated (87%), at 14 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 Minya?

288,457 vehicles were licensed in Minya at the end of 2024, about 44 per 1,000 residents, 3rd lowest of the 27 governorates; 5,110 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 Minya?

Minya had 8,033 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 7,048 km paved and 985 km unpaved (12%; 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 Minya (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 111 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 5th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 1,113,737 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Minya compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Minya ranks 16 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
13	Beheira	6.5%
14	Damietta	6.1%
15	Beni Suef	6.1%
16	Minya	5.0%
17	Monufia	4.9%
18	Matrouh	4.8%
19	Sharqia	4.6%

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)

Minya ranks 25 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%

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)

Minya ranks 25 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
21	Sharqia	57
22	Qena	49
23	Kafr El Sheikh	48
24	Beheira	45
25	Minya	44
26	Sohag	43
27	Asyut	42

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

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