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Egypt President Calls For Measures To Slow Birthrate
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example.
"We need 400,000 births per year," said the leader of the country of 105 million inhabitants which recorded nearly 2.2 million births in 2022.
Sisi intervened when his minister of health and population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, told a conference that "having children is a matter of complete freedom".
"I do not agree with your idea that having children is a matter of complete freedom," the president said.
"Leaving their freedom to people who potentially do not know the extent of the challenge? In the end, it is the whole of society and the Egyptian state which will pay the price," he said, during the worst economic crisis in the country's history.
"We must organise this freedom otherwise it will create a catastrophe," Sisi said.
"The Chinese made this decision in 1968" and in 2015, Beijing officially abandoned its one-child policy, allowing all married couples to have a second child.
"They succeeded in their population control policy," Sisi said.
Sisi, a former army general who rose to the presidency in 2014 after deposing elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, is expected to run for a third term at elections in early 2024.
Source: Citizen Digital
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Egypt’s Population Surge Risks ‘Catastrophe,’ President Says
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi warned a surging population is leaving the country of more than 104 million people with an increasingly unaffordable burden, as the state wrestles with its deepest economic troubles in years.
Speaking at a conference Tuesday, El-Sisi renewed his call for the most populous Arab nation to further curb population growth he said puts strain on Egypt’s resources. The number of Egyptians has almost quadrupled since 1960 and, if unchecked, could nearly double again by 2050, according to United Nations data.
In response to an Egyptian official’s comment that procreation was “an absolute freedom,” El-Sisi told delegates: “Correct. But take care — if you don’t regulate this freedom, it could result in a catastrophe for the state.”
He made reference to China’s previous one-child policy, but didn’t suggest any specific steps for Egypt, where the fertility rate is about 2.85 children per woman, according to UN figures. While that number has been in long-term decline, it’s well above the government’s best-case target of 2.11 by 2032.
El-Sisi’s comments come as Egypt is embroiled in an economic crisis that’s sent inflation to a record high and left tens of millions struggling to make ends meet. Authorities agreed a $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue program and are gradually trimming government spending, but that’s a challenge in a country where about 70 million people use a sprawling food subsidy system and many hold public-sector jobs.
While Egypt has seen significant spending on infrastructure and affordable housing since El-Sisi was elected in 2014, critics say far greater investment in public services is needed. El-Sisi said Tuesday that population growth made it harder to fund the necessary outlay on education and health care.
Source: Bloomberg L.P.
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African Countries by population (2023)
1. Nigeria 223,804,632
2. Ethiopia 126,527,060
3. Egypt 112,716,598
4. DR Congo 102,262,808
5. Tanzania 67,438,106
6. South Africa 60,414,495
7. Kenya 55,100,586
8. Sudan 48,109,006
9. Uganda 48,582,334
10. Algeria 45,606,480
Source: worldometers
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example.
"We need 400,000 births per year," said the leader of the country of 105 million inhabitants which recorded nearly 2.2 million births in 2022.
Sisi intervened when his minister of health and population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, told a conference that "having children is a matter of complete freedom".
"I do not agree with your idea that having children is a matter of complete freedom," the president said.
"Leaving their freedom to people who potentially do not know the extent of the challenge? In the end, it is the whole of society and the Egyptian state which will pay the price," he said, during the worst economic crisis in the country's history.
"We must organise this freedom otherwise it will create a catastrophe," Sisi said.
"The Chinese made this decision in 1968" and in 2015, Beijing officially abandoned its one-child policy, allowing all married couples to have a second child.
"They succeeded in their population control policy," Sisi said.
Sisi, a former army general who rose to the presidency in 2014 after deposing elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, is expected to run for a third term at elections in early 2024.
Source: Citizen Digital
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Egypt’s Population Surge Risks ‘Catastrophe,’ President Says
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi warned a surging population is leaving the country of more than 104 million people with an increasingly unaffordable burden, as the state wrestles with its deepest economic troubles in years.
Speaking at a conference Tuesday, El-Sisi renewed his call for the most populous Arab nation to further curb population growth he said puts strain on Egypt’s resources. The number of Egyptians has almost quadrupled since 1960 and, if unchecked, could nearly double again by 2050, according to United Nations data.
In response to an Egyptian official’s comment that procreation was “an absolute freedom,” El-Sisi told delegates: “Correct. But take care — if you don’t regulate this freedom, it could result in a catastrophe for the state.”
He made reference to China’s previous one-child policy, but didn’t suggest any specific steps for Egypt, where the fertility rate is about 2.85 children per woman, according to UN figures. While that number has been in long-term decline, it’s well above the government’s best-case target of 2.11 by 2032.
El-Sisi’s comments come as Egypt is embroiled in an economic crisis that’s sent inflation to a record high and left tens of millions struggling to make ends meet. Authorities agreed a $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue program and are gradually trimming government spending, but that’s a challenge in a country where about 70 million people use a sprawling food subsidy system and many hold public-sector jobs.
While Egypt has seen significant spending on infrastructure and affordable housing since El-Sisi was elected in 2014, critics say far greater investment in public services is needed. El-Sisi said Tuesday that population growth made it harder to fund the necessary outlay on education and health care.
Source: Bloomberg L.P.
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African Countries by population (2023)
1. Nigeria 223,804,632
2. Ethiopia 126,527,060
3. Egypt 112,716,598
4. DR Congo 102,262,808
5. Tanzania 67,438,106
6. South Africa 60,414,495
7. Kenya 55,100,586
8. Sudan 48,109,006
9. Uganda 48,582,334
10. Algeria 45,606,480
Source: worldometers
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