CAIRO – 18 February 2021: The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a study Wednesday indicating that Egypt ranks first among Arab countries in population size, and third on the African continent. The study is based on a global ranking indicating that the North African Arab state ranks 14th globally in that regard for it has a population of over 100 million. The best-case scenario is reaching 2.1 children per woman in 2032 and 1.6 children per woman in 2052. And, if the fertility rate is applied to the average scenario, 7 million births will not happen in 2032, and 37.6 million births in 2052. While in the best-case scenario, 9.9 million births will not happen in 2032 and 47.7 million births in 2052.

Source: Egypt Today February 18, 2021 08:15 UTC