CAIRO – 4 April 2023: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported Tuesday an increase of 14,019 in the Egyptian population - since Thursday - making the total living domestically 104,765,899. The most populous governorates are Cairo (10,225,360); Giza (9,484,800); Sharqia (7,886,744); Daqahliyah (7,034,552); Beheira (6,859,692); Menya (6,293,995); Qalyoubiyah (6,119,124); and, Sohag (5,703,527). The Ministry of Health and Population indicated in a press statement in February that senior citizens (aged above 60) would make up 13.8 percent of the population whose average age would be 29.7 by 2050. As such, the number of senior citizens will be around 22 million out of the expected 160 million Egyptians, as estimated by a November United Nations report.

Source: Egypt Today April 05, 2023 00:05 UTC