Egypt
DEMOGRAPHICS
Arrivals
Refugee, Asylum seeker, and Stateless people make up 5% of the Egyptian population
*Data sources: UNHCR: Egypt
1,314
People resettled from Egypt in 2020*
991
People resettled from Egypt in 2021
*Less that 1/2 of 1% of the total population.
Data Source: UNHCR FY 2020 data
**Data source UNHCR FY 2021 data
DIVERSITY CONTRIBUTION
Data used: UNHCR
In addition, there are also 70,000 Palestinians UNHCR 2021 Report on Egypt
Language Spoken
- Amharic
- Arabic (dialects)
- Dinka
- French
- Fur
- Masalit
- Oromo
- Somali
- Tigray
- Tigrinya
- Zaghawa
*At least 250,000 of Egypt's 335,000 reported by UNHCR would be considered Arabic speakers.
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
48%
Target population earning consistent minimum wage
*Data used: Relief Web - Egypt 2019
SOCIO-FAMILIAL CONTRIBUTION
Unaccompanied Children Hosted by State
*Data used: UNHCR 2019; Refugee Point 2017; UNHCR 2018; UNICEF 2016 REPORT
63,643
School-aged Children
*Data sources: Arab Weekly 2019; Africa Portal 2017
May 4, 2022
For those who are displaced in Egypt, inflation and long-term limbo impact the realities of life and livelihood.
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