The preliminary results of Egypt’s 2025 Family Health Survey show improvements in several population and health indicators, including a decline in the average number of children per woman to 2.33, from 2.85 in 2021, marking an 18.2% decrease.
Head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), Akram El-Gohary, announced the findings during a ceremony held on Wednesday to release the survey’s preliminary results.
El-Gohary said the decline could support efforts to achieve the strategic target of reducing fertility to 2.1 children per woman under the country’s accelerated population plan.
He said the survey is part of a series of demographic and health surveys conducted in Egypt from 1988 to 2014. The state has continued the surveys using Egyptian expertise and national funding, he added.
CAPMAS conducted the first Family Health Survey in 2021, while the 2025 survey represents its second round. It follows internationally recognised methodologies to ensure the accuracy of time-series data and allow changes in key indicators to be monitored over time.
El-Gohary said the findings provide a statistical basis for tracking progress toward the goals of Egypt’s National Population and Development Strategy 2023-2030 and the accelerated plan to achieve its targets.
He stressed that the release of the findings reflects Egypt’s continued commitment to evidence-based planning, based on the principle that “there is no development without planning, and no planning without data.”
The CAPMAS chief said that accurate statistical indicators are more than just figures.
They are essential tools for development and for shaping national policies addressing key social issues, he added.
