According to the country’s planning minister, despite government efforts to slow population growth, Egypt’s population has grown by 25 million during the past ten years.
At the beginning of the Global Congress on Population, Health, and Development, which is taking place in Cairo, Hala El Said made the remarks.
She claimed that the country’s resources are being taxed and that the rapid population expansion is impeding its progress.
El-Said explained that the state’s efforts in the national strategy to improve water efficiency for more effective use in agriculture, as well as projects for water desalination and sanitation services, have not been able to make up for the decline in the per capita share of water, which is primarily due to population growth.
El-Said emphasized the state’s concern for quality of life in all services offered as well as in investments made in areas like education and health care.
She continued by saying that over the past ten years, the Egyptian government has spent nine times as much on education as it did in 2014–2015 to build new classrooms simultaneously.
