The Egyptian Population Crosses 103 Million; 3 Babies Born Pe Minute

23 February 2022 International

According to local media, Egypt witnesses three new births every minute, or 180 babies per hour on average.

Today, Tuesday, Egypt's population is expected to reach 103 million, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

During the last 232 days (7 months and 22 days), Egypt's population grow by one million.

According to CAPMAS, Egypt reached 102 million people on July 5, 2021, which means there was an increase in population of 4,310 people every day, or 179.6 per hour, or three per minute, and one per 20 seconds.

Every year, the population of Egypt is growing by approximately 1.5 million, as big as Bahrain. Many of Egypt's high fertility rates can be attributed to this increase.

Growing populations have become a problem for many Arab and African countries. In Egypt, however, the pressures are acute because 97 per cent of the population lives in just eight per cent of the nation's territory, swarming along the Nile according to Aleksandar Bodiroza, the UN Population Fund's representative in Egypt.

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