population
Birth rate declined by 3.2% in 2016: CAPMAS
Egypt
July 17, 2017
Birth rate declined by 3.2% in 2016: CAPMAS
The number of births recorded in 2016 was 2.6 million, a 3.2 percent decline compared to 2015, the Central Agency for…
Egypt’s population to reach 119 million by 2030: report
Egypt
May 23, 2017
Egypt’s population to reach 119 million by 2030: report
The United Nations Population Fund has released a report on the population status in Egypt for 2016, in cooperation with…
Population growth in Egypt is 5-fold China’s, 8-fold South Korea’s: CAPMAS head
Egypt
April 12, 2017
Population growth in Egypt is 5-fold China’s, 8-fold South Korea’s: CAPMAS head
The population growth rate in Egypt is five-fold that of China and eight-fold that of South Korea, said Abu Bakr…
10 million apartments found to be unoccupied in Egypt: CAPMAS
Egypt
March 20, 2017
10 million apartments found to be unoccupied in Egypt: CAPMAS
The first phase of Egypt's new census, which included counting buildings, will be completed on Monday. The second phase will…
Cairo is fastest-growing city worldwide in terms of population in 2017: report
Egypt
February 27, 2017
Cairo is fastest-growing city worldwide in terms of population in 2017: report
The population of Cairo is forecast to grow by 0.5 million in 2017 alone, to become the world's fastest-growing city.Euromonitor…
African elephants ‘suffer worst decline in 25 years’
Environment
September 25, 2016
African elephants ‘suffer worst decline in 25 years’
Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said…
Risks from rapid population growth exceed that of terrorism: CAPMAS chief
Egypt
June 7, 2016
Risks from rapid population growth exceed that of terrorism: CAPMAS chief
Major General Abu Bakr al-Guindy, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), has said that the…
Italy sees fewest births ever in 2015, population drops
Life & Style
February 21, 2016
Italy sees fewest births ever in 2015, population drops
Fewer babies were born in Italy in 2015 than in any year since the modern state was founded 154 years…
Twins born in Mansoura after Egypt’s population reaches 90 mn
Egypt
December 7, 2015
Twins born in Mansoura after Egypt’s population reaches 90 mn
Daqahlia governorate recorded on Monday the birth of the first set of twins after Egypt's population reached 90 million. The twins…
18 mn families live in slums: host
Egypt
December 7, 2015
18 mn families live in slums: host
There are more than 18 million families living in slums, host Amr Ellaithy said during a speech he delivered in…