According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt’s population has hit the 100 million mark as of Tuesday. The overwhelming statistic excludes Egyptian nationals living abroad who are estimated to be between 9 and 9.5 million. Recognizing the growth, Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly stated that the demographic expansion constituted the country’s largest challenge following a cabinet meeting on Friday as per Egypt Today. This sentiment had been previously echoed by President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi who asserted that stated that “Terrorism and population growth are the two biggest threats in Egypt’s history” during a session of the Fourth National Youth Conference in 2019. Despite the alarming growth, the fertility rate in Egypt dropped from 3.5 in 2014, its all-time highest, to 3.1 in 2018 as per the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) Egypt’s study. Still, Egypt’s massive population is considered a hefty and significant burden on a financial level. In the upcoming years, Egypt’s growing population will provide additional challenges to its already limited resources, and social stability as well. A UN study, titled “World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights”, reported that Egypt is…
