CAIRO – 14 May 2024: Consultant to Health Minister for Population Affairs and Family Development Amr Hassan stated Tuesday that curbing high population growth in Egypt could be achieved by eliminating unintended pregnancies experienced by 20 percent of Egyptian women. The official pointed out that the current fertility rate in Egypt is 2.84, and that tackling the problem of unintended pregnancies may make the country reach the normal replacement rate that is 2.1. Quarter of the population lives in Greater Cairo comprising the governorates of Cairo, Giza, and Qalyoubeya. The most populous governorates in Delta are Cairo (10,303,000); Giza (9,581,000); Sharqia (7,965,000); Daqahleya (7,091,000); and Qalyoubeya (6,176,000). The birth rate fell gradually from 2.685 million in 2015 to 2.596 million in 2016; 2.557 million in 2017; 2.382 million in 2018; 2.304 million in 2019; 2.235 million in 2020; and 2.183 million in 2021.

Source: Egypt Today May 14, 2024 14:48 UTC