Economy, jobs and prices in Red Sea, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Red Sea was 16.7% in 2024 (38.1% for women and 11.4% for men), 2nd highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 23.6%.
How many people have jobs in Red Sea?
About 104,000 people aged 15 and over were in work in Red Sea in 2024, 0.3% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, down 6.7% 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 Red Sea?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 709 micro-enterprise projects in Red Sea with LE 54.1 million, creating 3,520 job opportunities (1.4% 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 Red Sea?
Water companies produced 58.6 million cubic metres of drinking water for Red Sea in 2023/24 and 21.2% of it was lost before reaching customers, joint 6th 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 copyIs sewage treated in Red Sea?
20.2 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Red Sea in 2023/24 and 20.1 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 copyHow many vehicles are there in Red Sea?
101,362 vehicles were licensed in Red Sea at the end of 2024, about 245 per 1,000 residents, 3rd highest of the 27 governorates.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many roads are paved in Red Sea?
Red Sea had 4,235 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 3,779 km paved and 456 km unpaved (11%; 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 Red Sea (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 306 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 5th highest of the 27 governorates, across 112,360 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Red Sea compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Red Sea ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, ages 15+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Said | 18.1% |
| 2 | Red Sea | 16.7% |
| 3 | Suez | 14.7% |
| 4 | South Sinai | 14.6% |
| 5 | Cairo | 11.9% |
| 6 | Ismailia | 9.3% |
| 7 | Qalyubia | 8.6% |
Drinking water lost before reaching customers (2023/24)
Red Sea ranks 22 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Asyut | 22.4% |
| 20 | New Valley | 22.4% |
| 21 | Sohag | 21.2% |
| 22 | Red Sea | 21.2% |
| 23 | Damietta | 20.3% |
| 24 | Monufia | 20.1% |
| 25 | Minya | 19.0% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Red Sea ranks 3 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sinai | 372 |
| 2 | Cairo | 260 |
| 3 | Red Sea | 245 |
| 4 | New Valley | 218 |
| 5 | Suez | 189 |
| 6 | Port Said | 182 |
| 7 | Giza | 152 |
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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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