Poverty and living standards in South Sinai, Egypt: official figures
At the 2017 census 59.9% of residential buildings in South Sinai were connected to the public sewer, 6th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 40.3%); in rural areas the share was 50.8%.
Do homes in South Sinai have piped gas?
1.4% of residential buildings in South Sinai had piped natural gas at the 2017 census, 4th lowest 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 South Sinai get Takaful and Karama?
The Ministry of Social Solidarity counted 3,837 beneficiaries of Takaful and Karama, its main anti-poverty cash-transfer programme, in South Sinai in 2022/23: about 32 per 1,000 residents, 11th 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 South Sinai?
Payments to them totalled LE 22.55 million in 2022/23, about LE 5,876 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, 1,942 were on Takaful (support for poor families with children, conditional on schooling and health checks) and 1,895 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 South Sinai compares with other governorates
Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) (2017)
South Sinai ranks 6 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residential buildings on the public sewer (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alexandria | 70.9% |
| 4 | Suez | 63.7% |
| 5 | Damietta | 63.6% |
| 6 | South Sinai | 59.9% |
| 7 | Gharbia | 56.7% |
| 8 | Port Said | 56.0% |
| 9 | Giza | 51.8% |
Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents (2022/23)
South Sinai ranks 17 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Takaful and Karama beneficiaries per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | New Valley | 40 |
| 15 | Giza | 37 |
| 16 | Ismailia | 37 |
| 17 | South Sinai | 32 |
| 18 | Dakahlia | 31 |
| 19 | Sharqia | 27 |
| 20 | Gharbia | 26 |
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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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