El-Saharty, Sameh; Hamza, Mariam; Nassar, Heba; Zhang, Yi - 2022
The working-age share of Egypt's population (the share of the population 15-64) hovered around 54 percent between 1960 … disadvantageous, as gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, and the dependency ratio are inversely correlated in Egypt, as they are … ratio during 1990-2010, GDP per capita continued to grow. Egypt is paying a heavy economic price for its high fertility …