Egypt’s population reaches 103 million, an increase of 1m in 232 days

Egypt’s population reaches 103 million, an increase of 1m in 232 days
February 22, 2022, 5:23 pm

Donkey cart in Egypt (File photo: Pixabay)

The Arab News reported, according to the Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Egypt’s population reached 103 million on Tuesday, an increase of 1 million in 232 days .

It said that the population had reached 102 million on July 5, 2021. CAPMAS said the previous rise of 1 million was achieved in 275 days.

Between July 5 last year and Feb. 22 this year, the country recorded 1.431 million births — one every 14 seconds.

CAPMAS said at the current rate of growth, Egypt’s population will reach 124 million in 2032.

It stressed the need for wide-raging and coordinated efforts to control the rate of population growth, which poses major economic, social, environmental and security challenges.

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It should be noted that in terms of population size, Egypt is first among Arab countries, third in Africa and 14th globally.

Source: arabnews

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