Egypt received 9 M refugees over past years: Chief of committee for combating and preventing illegal migration

CAIRO – 11 December 2022: Egypt has received more than 9 million foreign refugees over the past years in accordance with data from International Organization for Migration (IOM), said chairperson of the national coordinating committee for combating and preventing illegal migration and trafficking in persons Naela Gabr.

Egypt has made a serious effort regarding the institutional, legislative and practical aspects, to confront the illegal immigration for Egyptians emigrating abroad, or those coming from abroad to Egypt, she added in comments to Al Qahyrah Al Ekhbaria T.V.

In its latest assessment of migrant stocks in Egypt in August 2022, IOM revealed that the current number of international migrants residing in Egypt was 9,012,582 equivalent migrants to 8.7% of the Egyptian population (103,655,989).

This migrant population consists of people originating from 133 countries, among whom the biggest groups are Sudanese (4 million), Syrians (1.5 million), Yemenis (1 million), and Libyans (1 million). These four nationalities constitute 80% of the international migrants currently residing in the country.

A notable increase in the number of migrants stock since 2019, due to protracted instability in the neighboring countries of Egypt has driven thousands of Sudanese, South Sudanese, Syrians, Ethiopian, Iraqi, and Yemeni individuals to find refuge in Egypt.