Egypt: Population grew by 1 mln in last six months to 91 mln
Source: MEIR eDaily | 09 Jun 2016
Egypt's population has hit 91 million last Sunday, only six months after the population reached 90 million, Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced.
CAPMAS provided a breakdown of the population in Egypt, elaborating that Cairo's population was the largest in terms of population at 9.51 million inhabitants (10.54 % of the country's population), with Giza coming in second with a population of 7.84 million (8.5%), followed by Nile Delta's Sharqiya governorate with a population of 6.7 million (7.4%).The domestic population excludes the estimated eight million citizens living abroad. The total number of the Egyptian population domestically and abroad will be 99 million, reported Ahram Online.
The agency said that the current population growth rate - 2.4% - resembles one of the most important and dangerous challenges that the Egyptian society faces, adding that the rate was five times that of developed countries and double the rate of developing countries.
"There is no doubt that the continuation of such growth at such a rate would largely affect the ability to accomplish significant progress towards better living standards despite state-led efforts in different fields of economic development," the agency added.
"It's necessary to establish a balance between population growth rates and available resources."
More than a quarter of the population lives in poverty, according to the 2013 census.
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