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{{short description|Egypt's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data}}
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name     = <small>Arab Republic of Egypt</small> <br> Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
|nativename      = الجهاز المركزى للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء
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|logo            = Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg
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|logo_caption    = [[Emblem of Egypt]]
|jurisdiction    = [[Government of Egypt]]
|headquarters    = [[Cairo]] {{flagicon|Egypt}}
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|chief1_name     = Khirat Mohamed Barakat
|chief1_position = Chairman
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|website         = {{URL|https://www.capmas.gov.eg/}}
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'''Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics''' ('''CAPMAS'''; {{Langx|ar|الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء}}) is the official statistical agency of [[Egypt]] that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data and conducts the [[census]]. CAPMAS was established by a Presidential Decree 2915 in 1964 and is the official provider of data, statistics, and reports.<ref name="knoema">{{cite web|title=Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of Egypt|url=https://knoema.com/atlas/sources/Central-Agency-for-Public-Mobilization-and-Statistics-of-Egypt|website=knoema - World Data Atlas|accessdate=24 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045810/https://knoema.com/atlas/sources/Central-Agency-for-Public-Mobilization-and-Statistics-of-Egypt|archivedate=25 November 2016}}</ref>
CAPMAS functions support state planning, decision-making and policy assessment but it has been criticized for acting as an information regulator and for failing to provide access to [[researchers]]. Researchers must obtain a permit from CAPMAS prior to doing [[Survey (human research)|research]] in the country.<ref name="Stopping Research">{{cite news|last1=Plackett|first1=Benjamin|title=Social Scientists Work Amid Rising Suspicion|url=http://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2016/11/social-scientists-work-amid-rising-suspicion/|date=November 14, 2016|accessdate=24 November 2016|agency=al-fanarmedia|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123143825/http://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2016/11/social-scientists-work-amid-rising-suspicion/|archivedate=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Experts say">{{cite news|last1=El-Din|first1=Mai Shams|title=Egypt's information system is dysfunctional and politicized, say experts|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/egypt-s-information-system-dysfunctional-and-politicized-say-experts|accessdate=24 November 2016|agency=Egypt Independent|date=August 1, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125052328/http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/egypt-s-information-system-dysfunctional-and-politicized-say-experts|archivedate=25 November 2016}}</ref>
==History==
A ''[[Freedom of information laws by country|Freedom of Information Act]]'' was being considered in 2013 by the [[Parliament of Egypt]], to help ensure high level of transparency and disclosure in line with international [[best practices]] but some doubted it would pass and as of 2016, there is no such law for Egypt.<ref name="Freedom of Information Act">{{cite news|last1=El Masry|first1=Sarah|title=Egypt's right to information law|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/26/egypts-right-to-information-law/|accessdate=24 November 2016|agency=Daily News Egypt|date=June 26, 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050536/http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/26/egypts-right-to-information-law/|archivedate=25 November 2016}}</ref>
The agency participated in [[World Statistics Day]] (in October 2015), with activities honoring senior [[statisticians]], holding workshops, and with the launching of their new website.<ref name="WSD">{{cite web|title=World Statistics Day, 10/20/2015|url=https://worldstatisticsday.org/blog.html?c=EGY|website=World Statistics Day|accessdate=24 November 2016}}</ref>
==Population growth==
One of the more important findings, by the agency, has been the type of population growth occurring in Egypt. Since 2014, Major General Abu Bakr al-Gendy, the head of CAPMAS, said that Egypt's population has been growing, for decades, at an [[unsustainable]] rate. He said the population grows at an alarming 1 million Egyptians every six months and called this type of growth "a virus" that must be addressed.<ref name="Unsustainable Growth">{{cite web|last1=Wagih|first1=Ahmed|title=Population Growth in Egypt: More People, More Problems?|url=https://timep.org/commentary/population-growth-egypt-people-problems/|website=[[The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy]]|date=23 April 2014 |accessdate=24 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125051911/https://timep.org/commentary/population-growth-egypt-people-problems/|archivedate=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Video statement">{{cite web|title=Statement by CAPMAS Head in 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShzGyFQMRG4|website=Youtube|accessdate=24 November 2016}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Population explosion">{{cite news|title=Egypt's overpopulation is a dangerous 'virus' that must be stopped: CAPMAS head|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/egypt-s-overpopulation-dangerous-virus-must-be-stopped-capmas-head|accessdate=24 November 2016|agency=Egypt Independent|date=September 26, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045710/http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/egypt-s-overpopulation-dangerous-virus-must-be-stopped-capmas-head|archivedate=25 November 2016}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Census in Egypt]]
*[[List of national and international statistical services]]
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
==External links==
*{{Official website}}
{{authority control}}{{Egypt government ministries and agencies|state=expanded}}
[[Category:1964 establishments in Egypt]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1964]]
[[Category:Government agencies of Egypt]]
[[Category:National statistical services|Egypt]]