Egypt sees decline in birth rates

Last year in Egypt, there were 164,028 newborns in the country each month, 5,378 daily, 224 per hour, 3.73 per minute, an one every 16 seconds, The New Arab reported on February 13th.

Despite the figures, there was a noticeable decrease in the amount of newborns in Egypt. Last year, the amount of newborns registered in the country fell to under two million for the first time in 17 years, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statics (CAPMAS), which is the research wing of the Egyptian government.

The CAPMAS also said that there were 1.96 million Egyptians born in this year, a 3.8% drop from the 2023 figures.

The New Arab