CAIRO – 22 December 2021: Official at the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Khaled Maher stated in a phone-in Tuesday that according to the last study, 254 babies are born every hour, which means that 4 children are born every minute. CAPMAS announced last week that the Egyptian population had hit 102,746,000 growing by 250,000 in just 60 days. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli presented in October the challenges facing the Egyptian state and the key projects undertaken to mitigate their impact. The prime minister underlined overpopulation as the major crisis crippling the growth and development of Egypt. Hence, in just one decade those who can form families will multiply," the prime minister stated.
