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

The unemployment rate in Sharqia was 4.6% in 2024 (8.5% for women and 3.9% for men), 8th lowest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 6.0%.

How many people have jobs in Sharqia?

About 2,124,100 people aged 15 and over were in work in Sharqia in 2024, 7.1% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 19.6% 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 Sharqia?

In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 4,392 micro-enterprise projects in Sharqia with LE 262.1 million, creating 16,928 job opportunities (6.5% 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 Sharqia?

Water companies produced 502.5 million cubic metres of drinking water for Sharqia in 2023/24 and 23.4% of it was lost before reaching customers, joint 10th 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 Sharqia?

172.5 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Sharqia in 2023/24 and 115.1 million treated (67%), at 37 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 Sharqia?

460,740 vehicles were licensed in Sharqia at the end of 2024, about 57 per 1,000 residents, 7th lowest of the 27 governorates; 6,134 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 Sharqia?

Sharqia had 9,109 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 7,592 km paved and 1,518 km unpaved (17%; 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 Sharqia (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 131 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 9th lowest of the 27 governorates, across 1,098,500 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy

How Sharqia compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)

Sharqia ranks 19 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, ages 15+
16	Minya	5.0%
17	Monufia	4.9%
18	Matrouh	4.8%
19	Sharqia	4.6%
20	Luxor	4.5%
21	Asyut	4.4%
22	Dakahlia	3.4%

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)

Sharqia ranks 18 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Drinking water lost before reaching customers
15	Qena	25.1%
16	Alexandria	23.5%
17	Cairo	23.4%
18	Sharqia	23.4%
19	Asyut	22.4%
20	New Valley	22.4%
21	Sohag	21.2%

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)

Sharqia ranks 21 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents
18	Dakahlia	67
19	Beni Suef	66
20	Aswan	58
21	Sharqia	57
22	Qena	49
23	Kafr El Sheikh	48
24	Beheira	45

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

More on Sharqia: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · Egypt

Sources

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.