Egypt’s statistics office said on Tuesday the country’s population has surpassed 100 million, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities.
The North African country retains its position as the most populous Arab nation and Africa’s third most populous country behind Nigeria and Ethiopia.
A counter installed atop the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) ticked over into nine digits for the first time, the agency said.
A new baby is born in Egypt roughly every 17.9 seconds, the statistics body calculated.-Africa News