More than one half of living Egyptians were born since Mubarak assumed office. According to a recent report by the UN Development Program, roughly half of those between 15 and 30 years old dream of emigrating to Europe, North America, or Australia.
与此同时，埃及日益下滑的经济、居高不下的失业率和肆意蔓延的腐败使很多青年人陷入绝望。埃及半数以上的现有人口都是穆巴拉克执政后出生的。援引联合国开发计划署不久前的一份报告，约半数15到30岁之间的埃及人梦想移民到欧洲、北美或澳大利亚。