Egypt will conduct a major family planning survey this year, following previous studies in 2009 and 2014, as it struggles with overpopulation.

The study by the US non-profit group Population Council, in collaboration with the Egyptian government, will survey 17,000 young people starting in February on attitudes towards a wide range of topics related to population trends.

In 2022, Egypt’s population grew by nearly 1.6 million people to reach a total of about 104.4 million at the start of this year, according to the country’s statistics agency Capmas. A baby was born every 14.4 seconds on average.