Population growth in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, slowed to 1.4% in 2023, its lowest rate in decades, the planning ministry said on Thursday.
The current population is just over 106 million, according to Egypt's official statistics agency.
About 60% of citizens are estimated to live below or close to the poverty line in a country burdened by water scarcity, lack of job opportunities and overcrowded hospitals.
In 2019, Egypt launched "Two Is Enough", a family-planning campaign aiming to challenge traditions of large families in rural areas.
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Egypt has fully awarded a tender for 20 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet winter demand after a
Morocco confirmed its first Mpox case in a man in Marrakech, the health ministry announced Thursday. The World Health Organization
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