Egypt seeks two-child policy amid deteriorating economic conditions
The Egyptian government renewed its call for the necessity of having two children only in order to confront overpopulation amid the harsh economic conditions plaguing Egypt.
CAIRO — Egypt is suffering from overpopulation, coinciding with deteriorating economic conditions and price hikes. Meanwhile, the government continues to stress the importance of a two-child policy.
According to the Egyptian Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics data, Egypt’s population stood at 103,855,911 people on Sept. 2.
During a press conference on Aug. 25, Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly renewed the call to commit to having two children only, for a period of 10 years, so that citizens are able to enjoy the benefits of the national projects implemented by the government.
He added, “The coming period requires everyone's solidarity to implement a 10-year program whose objectives are based on a two-child policy, which will contribute significantly to reducing population growth rates, allowing citizens to enjoy newly implemented state projects and compensate for the accumulated gap in schools, hospitals and services over the past 30 or 40 years.”
