Economy, jobs and prices in North Sinai, Egypt: official figures
The Labour Force Survey publishes no employment or unemployment figures for North Sinai for 2022-2024.
How many jobs do small-business loans create in North Sinai?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 46 micro-enterprise projects in North Sinai with LE 2.1 million, creating 139 job opportunities (0.1% 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 North Sinai?
Water companies produced 49.7 million cubic metres of drinking water for North Sinai in 2023/24 and 53.3% of it was lost before reaching customers, 5th 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 North Sinai?
1.8 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in North Sinai in 2023/24 and 0.5 million treated (28%), at 5 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 North Sinai?
44,920 vehicles were licensed in North Sinai at the end of 2024, about 86 per 1,000 residents, 14th highest of the 27 governorates; 13 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 North Sinai?
North Sinai had 8,744 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 7,114 km paved and 1,630 km unpaved (19%; 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 North Sinai (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 122 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 7th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 77,714 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How North Sinai compares with other governorates
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
North Sinai ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Beheira | 31.8% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
North Sinai ranks 14 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Matrouh | 106 |
| 12 | Luxor | 99 |
| 13 | Monufia | 87 |
| 14 | North Sinai | 86 |
| 15 | Gharbia | 86 |
| 16 | Qalyubia | 76 |
| 17 | Faiyum | 69 |
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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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