(Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies-Tel Aviv University) Paul Rivlin - Between 2010 and 2015, Egypt's population increased by 2.2%, adding 300,000 more people each year than in 2005-2010. The demographic clock speed-up is due to the collapse of population control policies alongside an increase in the number of women of childbearing age. A third factor was an increase in fertility. One reason for this is that the age of marriage has fallen. Changes in the housing market have made it possible for young couples to get married earlier. Another reason is the fall in the number of jobs available for women in the public sector.
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