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

The unemployment rate in Qena was 1.8% in 2024 (13.9% for women and 1.0% for men), the lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 1.6%.

How many people have jobs in Qena?

About 862,100 people aged 15 and over were in work in Qena in 2024, 2.9% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 21.0% 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 Qena?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 6,174 micro-enterprise projects in Qena with LE 219.1 million, creating 14,025 job opportunities (5.4% 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 Qena?

Water companies produced 252.8 million cubic metres of drinking water for Qena in 2023/24 and 25.1% of it was lost before reaching customers, 13th 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 Qena?

53.5 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Qena in 2023/24 and 53.5 million treated (100%), at 12 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 Qena?

181,736 vehicles were licensed in Qena at the end of 2024, about 49 per 1,000 residents, 6th lowest of the 27 governorates; 1,763 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 Qena?

Qena had 5,976 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 5,634 km paved and 342 km unpaved (6%; 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 Qena (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 139 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 11th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 538,794 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Qena compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Qena ranks 26 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%

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)

Qena ranks 15 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
12	Kafr El Sheikh	27.1%
13	Luxor	26.5%
14	Giza	26.3%
15	Qena	25.1%
16	Alexandria	23.5%
17	Cairo	23.4%
18	Sharqia	23.4%

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)

Qena ranks 22 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
19	Beni Suef	66
20	Aswan	58
21	Sharqia	57
22	Qena	49
23	Kafr El Sheikh	48
24	Beheira	45
25	Minya	44

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

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