CAPMAS expects Egypt's population to reach 75 millions by 2007

Chairman of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Ahab Olwi expects Egypt's population to reach 75-76 millions by January 2007, versus the current 70 million.

Egypt will begin in early July an official census of its population, establishments and companies, and the project will involve 80,000 families from the various governorates of Egypt to obtain accurate and quick results, he said on Sunday.