Egypt’s population growth rate hits 50-year low

Egypt’s population growth rate hits 50-year low

Egypt, the most populous Arab nation in the world, has seen its population growth rate decline by 1.4 percent in 2023, reaching its lowest level in half a century. The country’s population growth rate fell by 46 percent from 2017 to 2023, Ahram Online, an English media outlet, reported, quoting planning and economic development minister […]Egypt, the most populous Arab nation in the world, has seen its population growth rate decline by 1.4 percent in 2023, reaching its lowest level in half a century.

The country’s population growth rate fell by 46 percent from 2017 to 2023, Ahram Online, an English media outlet, reported, quoting planning and economic development minister Hala El-Said.

The birth rate reached two million last year, down 15 percent from 2018 and seven percent from 2022, the minister said, citing a report issued by the National Project for Egyptian Family Development.

As of January 1, 2024, the population reached nearly 106 million, up from 104 million in 2022 and 103 million in 2021, the official statistics department data showed.

Egypt ranks the 14th most populous country globally and the third in Africa. The statistics department has projected the population to reach 192 million by 2052 if current growth rates persist,