Statistics: Egypt's population increased by 750 thousand people

The population clock located on top of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics building revealed that Egypt’s population inside Egypt increased by about 750,000 people within 6 months and 179 days.

The population clock showed that the population of Egypt inside the country reached 105 million and 750 thousand people, compared to 105 million people inside the country on the third of last June.

Population clock

The population clock indicated that Egypt recorded the first quarter of a million people after the 105 million inside the country on July 30, that is, within 57 days, bringing the total population of Egypt to 105 million and 250 thousand people. Then it increased by a second quarter of a million people on the last September 25, that is, within 57 days. day, bringing the total population of Egypt to 105 million and 500 thousand people, and a third quarter of a million people were recorded today, that is, within 65 days.

Cairo Governorate came at the top of the list of the top ten governorates in terms of population, with a population of 10.3 million people, Giza came in second place with 9.6 million people, then Sharqia with 8 million people, then Dakahlia with 7.1 million people, then Beheira with 6.9 million people, then Minya has 6.4 million people, then Qalyubia 6.2 million people, then Sohag 5.8 million people, then Alexandria 5.6 million people, and finally Gharbia 5.5 million people.

The population of Assiut Governorate was 5.1 million people, Menoufia 4.8 million people, Fayoum 4.1 million people, Kafr El-Sheikh 3.7 million people, Qena 3.7 million people, Beni Suef 3.6 million people, Aswan 1.7 million people, Damietta 1.6 million people, and Ismailia 1.5 million people. , Luxor 1.4 million people, Suez 796.5 thousand people, Port Said 794.3 thousand people, Matrouh 555.5 thousand people, North Sinai 450.5 thousand people, Red Sea 406 thousand people, New Valley 268.3 thousand people, South Sinai 116 thousand people.

Official figures

On a related level, Major General Khairat Barakat, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, confirmed that official figures on the number of refugees in Egypt indicate about 9 million people, including 4 million Sudanese citizens, followed by 1.5 million Syrian citizens, according to the latest monitoring before the recent Sudanese crisis. However, in light of the current situation of the Sudanese crisis, it is likely that the number may increase by about two million additional refugees.

Khairat Barakat said during press statements on the sidelines of the agency’s conference today that the number of refugees in Egypt is equivalent to the population of 3 or 4 European countries, and constitutes pressure on the Egyptian economy in terms of the volume of demand for goods and services, in addition to its effects on the Egyptian labor market.