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Egypt's population hits 105 mln: statistics agency

STORY: Egypt's population hits 105 mln: statistics agency DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nile River 2. various of Egyptian people walking on the street STORYLINE: Egypt's population reached 105 million on Saturday, showed the population clock of the country's statistics agency. On Oct. 1, 2022, Egypt's population stood at 104 million, meaning the population of the most populous Arab country has increased by 1 million in eight months, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. In the past few years, Egypt has been working on solutions to curb overpopulation. In March, the government said it will pay married women aged between 21 and 45 with no more than two children an annual incentive of 1,000 Egyptian pounds (32.42 U.S. dollars). They will receive the total amount when they turn 45. In February 2022, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi launched a national family development project to tackle the health, ed

Egypt's population hits 105 mln: statistics agency

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