Population of Egyptians at home hits 97.19 million early in 2018: CAPMAS

CAIRO - 11 July 2018: The population of Egyptians living inside the country hit 97.19 million early in 2018, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

Cairo came first as the most densely-populated governorate with 9.7 million people followed by Giza which accommodates 8.8 million people, the agency said in a statement on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the World Day of Population.

Egyptians aged less than 15 years old constitute 34.2 percent of the total population while elderly people represent 3.9 percent, CAPMAS said.

Urban residents constitute 42.6 percent of the total production while rural ones represent 57.4 percent.

Birth rate declined from 2.9 percent in 2016 to 2.7 percent in 2017 and the natural growth rate of population went down from 2.5 percent in 2014 to 2.1 percent in 2017.