Egypt’s National Population Council (NPC) of the Health Ministry said Monday that it has managed to lower the birth rate during the past three years by over 50 percent from 6.68 million in 2015 to 2.55 million in 2017. In a statement on Monday, Deputy...اقرأ المزيد
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that total cotton exports fell to 128.3 thousand quintals during the first quarter of the 2017-2018 agricultural season, compared to 202.5 thousand metric quintals during the...اقرأ المزيد
Aiming to mitigate the high rates of unmarried young people in Egypt, MP Atta Selim, who is a member of the Parliament’s Legislative Committee, recently introduced a draft law that suggests establishing a Marriage Loan Fund for youth, without requiring...اقرأ المزيد
In a press conference held at the cabinet’s headquarters, Deputy Minister of Health Tarek Tawfiq said that the number of births in 2017 fell by 100,000, from 2.6 million in 2016, to 2.5 million in 2017. Death rates, meanwhile, were 6.1 deaths per 1,000...اقرأ المزيد
Matrouh governorate has the highest rates of reproduction at a rate of 4.8 children per woman, or 10 women giving birth to 48 children, according to a report by the Health Ministry revealed on Friday. The report said that Fayoum comes in second place...اقرأ المزيد
According to official statistics, the total number of railway accidents from 2006 until 2016 was 12,236. The highest accident rates were in 2009 and reached 1,577 accidents, while the lowest were in 2012 with 447 accidents, due to the traffic suspensions...اقرأ المزيد
The number of births recorded in 2016 was 2.6 million, a 3.2 percent decline compared to 2015, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported. The average sex ratio at birth remained fixed at 105 males per 100 females. The...اقرأ المزيد
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said Tuesday that the population of Egypt has reached 93.332 million, indicating that the population rose from 72.8 million in 2006 to 92.1 million at the beginning of 2017. The numbers...اقرأ المزيد
The number of tourists that visited Egypt in May increased by 32.9 percent compared to last year, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported on Monday. CAPMAS added that the number of nights tourists spent in Egypt increased...اقرأ المزيد
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced the rise of the number of foreign workers in the public sector in 2016 to reach 889 foreigners, compared to 850 foreigners in 2015. The agency attributed the rise to the stability...اقرأ المزيد