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Table 8.5 Projected Egyptian population and its percentage of increase compared to 2017, wheat
consumption and its percentage of increase compared to 2017 and wheat production-consumption
gap under traditional cultivation in 2030
Population
a (000
inhabitants)
Percentage of
increase (%)
Consumption
(000 ton)
Percentage of
increase (%)
Gap
(000 ton)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria 6188
19
1083
2
−894
Behira
8625
39
1509
19
−360
Gharbia
6980
39
1222
19
−945
Kafr El
Sheikh
4720
40
826
20
−303
Dakahlia
8756
34
1532
15
−956
Damietta
1946
30
341
11
−287
Sharkia
9648
34
1688
15
−725
Ismailia
1744
33
305
14
−219
Port Said
860
15
151
2
−119
Suez
808
11
141
5
−128
Menoufia
5805
34
1016
15
−659
Qalyubia
7602
35
1330
15
−1197
Cairo
11,994
25
2099
8
−2099
Total
75,675
30
13,243
12
−8891
Middle Egypt
Giza
10,833
25
1896
7
−1772
Bani Sweif 4119
30
721
11
−394
Fayoum
4564
26
799
8
−342
Minya
7406
34
1296
15
−665
Total
26,923
29
4712
10
−3174
Upper Egypt
Assiut
6140
39
1075
20
−490
Sohag
6621
33
1159
14
−643
Qena
4423
39
774
19
−549
Luxor
1660
32
291
13
−216
Aswan
2074
40
363
20
−222
New Valley 332
37
58
19
302
Total
21,250
37
3719
17
−1818
Bordered governorates
Marsa
Matrouh
665
55
116
32
−94
North Sinai 651
44
114
24
−113
South Sinai 222
115
39
85
−37
Red Sea
485
34
85
15
−85
Total
2022
62
354
39
−328
Grand total 125,871
32
22,027
13
−14,212
a
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (2016)
S. Ouda and A. E.-H. Zohry