Poverty and living standards in Red Sea, Egypt: official figures
At the 2017 census 46.1% of residential buildings in Red Sea were connected to the public sewer, 12th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 40.3%); in rural areas the share was 8.5%.
Do homes in Red Sea have piped gas?
26.4% of residential buildings in Red Sea had piped natural gas at the 2017 census, 7th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 13.4%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many people in Red Sea get Takaful and Karama?
The Ministry of Social Solidarity counted 8,678 beneficiaries of Takaful and Karama, its main anti-poverty cash-transfer programme, in Red Sea in 2022/23: about 21 per 1,000 residents, 5th lowest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 41).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow much do Takaful and Karama pay in Red Sea?
Payments to them totalled LE 47.26 million in 2022/23, about LE 5,445 per beneficiary for the year (Egypt: LE 5,426).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyMore figures
- Of them, 4,218 were on Takaful (support for poor families with children, conditional on schooling and health checks) and 4,460 on Karama (for older people, people with disabilities and orphans). 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
Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) (2017)
Red Sea ranks 12 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Giza | 51.8% |
| 10 | Qalyubia | 51.5% |
| 11 | New Valley | 49.8% |
| 12 | Red Sea | 46.1% |
| 13 | Kafr El Sheikh | 42.3% |
| 14 | Ismailia | 36.7% |
| 15 | Monufia | 36.1% |
Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (2022/23)
Red Sea ranks 23 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Gharbia | 26 |
| 21 | Qalyubia | 26 |
| 22 | Monufia | 25 |
| 23 | Red Sea | 21 |
| 24 | Alexandria | 21 |
| 25 | Cairo | 20 |
| 26 | Suez | 17 |
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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 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…)
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 1: tables 7-5 (sewage collected and treated, 2023/24), 7-7 (water produced, consumed and lost, 2023/24) and 7-8 (buildings connected to natural gas, 2017 census), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1577a160ffd5…)
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