The population of Egypt reached 108 million within the country as of August 16. Cairo Governorate topped the list of the ten most populous governorates, with a population of 10.5 million. Giza ranked second with 9.8 million, followed by Sharqia with 8.1 million, Dakahlia with 7.2 million, Beheira with 7.1 million, Minya with 6.6 million, Qalyubia with 6.3 million, Sohag with 6 million, Alexandria with 5.6 million, and finally Gharbia with 5.6 million, according to Egyptian media sources.
The number of births in Egypt decreased in 2024, reaching 1.9 million births compared to 2.044 million in the previous year. This marks a decline of 3.7%. Additionally, the birth rate dropped from 19.4 births per thousand people in 2023 to 18.5 births per thousand in 2024, a decrease of 0.9 per thousand.
