Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends
Egypt is already the most populous Arab country in the world with 93 million citizens in 2016 which may grow to about 120 million by 2030 if the same level of fertility continues. This paper aims to offer an overview of the evolution over time of the ideal number of children in Egypt, assessing prev...
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doaj-a075e9f1a95d484e8e919763b2748cad2020-11-25T02:03:41ZengUniversity of BolognaStatistica0390-590X1973-22012019-08-0179222324410.6092/issn.1973-2201/88118324Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent TrendsElena Ambrosetti0Aurora Angeli1Marco Novelli2Sapienza Università di RomaUniversità di BolognaUniversità di BolognaEgypt is already the most populous Arab country in the world with 93 million citizens in 2016 which may grow to about 120 million by 2030 if the same level of fertility continues. This paper aims to offer an overview of the evolution over time of the ideal number of children in Egypt, assessing previous researches and giving a particular emphasis on most recent data on such topic. In a context of raising fertility, whose causes are still unknown, we test the persistence of a high ideal number of children among younger cohorts.https://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/8811egyptlate-life living arrangementsintergenerational ties |
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Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends |
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Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends |
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Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends |
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Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends |
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Ideal Family Size and Fertility in Egypt: An Overview of Recent Trends |
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University of Bologna |
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Statistica |
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0390-590X 1973-2201 |
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2019-08-01 |
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Egypt is already the most populous Arab country in the world with 93 million citizens in 2016 which may grow to about 120 million by 2030 if the same level of fertility continues. This paper aims to offer an overview of the evolution over time of the ideal number of children in Egypt, assessing previous researches and giving a particular emphasis on most recent data on such topic. In a context of raising fertility, whose causes are still unknown, we test the persistence of a high ideal number of children among younger cohorts. |
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