Economy, jobs and prices in Suez, Egypt: official figures
The unemployment rate in Suez was 14.7% in 2024 (29.1% for women and 9.8% for men), 3rd highest of the 26 governorates with data (Egypt: 6.6%). In 2021 it was 13.3%.
How many people have jobs in Suez?
About 231,000 people aged 15 and over were in work in Suez in 2024, 0.8% of Egypt's 29.93 million employed, up 23.8% 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 Suez?
In 2024 the MSME Development Agency funded 193 micro-enterprise projects in Suez with LE 10.5 million, creating 678 job opportunities (0.3% 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 Suez?
Water companies produced 20.2 million cubic metres of drinking water for Suez in 2023/24 and 67.8% of it was lost before reaching customers, joint highest 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 Suez?
86.2 million cubic metres of sewage were collected in Suez in 2023/24 and 71.2 million treated (83%), at 2 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 Suez?
152,374 vehicles were licensed in Suez at the end of 2024, about 189 per 1,000 residents, 5th 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 Suez?
Suez had 2,363 km of roads on 30 June 2024, of which 2,187 km paved and 177 km unpaved (7%; 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 Suez (homes, businesses and public uses together) came to about 22 litres per resident per day in 2023/24, 2nd lowest of the 27 governorates, across 32,266 subscriber accounts. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Suez compares with other governorates
Unemployment rate, ages 15+ (2024)
Suez ranks 3 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)
Suez ranks 2 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Drinking water lost before reaching customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Said | 67.8% |
| 2 | Suez | 67.8% |
| 3 | Ismailia | 67.7% |
| 4 | South Sinai | 53.4% |
| 5 | North Sinai | 53.3% |
| 6 | Matrouh | 41.3% |
| 7 | Beni Suef | 32.2% |
Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents (2024)
Suez ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Licensed vehicles per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cairo | 260 |
| 3 | Red Sea | 245 |
| 4 | New Valley | 218 |
| 5 | Suez | 189 |
| 6 | Port Said | 182 |
| 7 | Giza | 152 |
| 8 | Alexandria | 133 |
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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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