It’s no surprise that Egypt is home to a diverse population from around the Middle East and Africa, and some places even beyond. According to a report released on Sunday by the International Organization for Migration, 8.7% of Egypt’s population is not of Egyptian descent.<\/p>\n
According to the report, there are 4 million from Sudan,<\/strong> 1.5 million from Syria,<\/strong> 1 million from Yemen,<\/strong> and 1 million from Libya.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the IOM, the average age of migrants in Egypt was 35 years old, with a roughly equal number of men (50.4%) and women (49.6%). So where are they primarily living? Let’s break it down.<\/p>\n Five governorates are home to the majority of 56%, which live in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Damietta, and Daqahleya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then, the remainder are living in Assiut, Aswan, Gharbia, Ismailia, Luxor, Matrouh, Menoufiya, Minya, Port Said, Qaliubeya, Qena, Red Sea, South Sinai, Sharqiya, Sohag, and Suez.<\/strong><\/p>\n The data showed that 60% of migrants living in Egypt are well-integrated have been living here for more than 10 years, that accounts for about 5.5 million people.<\/p>\n The data also showed that 37% of migrants in Egypt have steady employment, demonstrating their positive impact on the labour market and economy.<\/p>\n For instance, among the top nationalities that favourably impact the Egyptian labour market and economy are Syrians, who make up 17% of the migrants in Egypt.<\/p>\n 30,000 Syrians are officially registered investors in Egypt, with a total investment of around USD 1 billion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s no surprise that Egypt is home to a diverse population from around the Middle East and Africa, and some places even beyond. 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According to a report released on Sunday by the International Organization for Migration, 8.7% of Egypt’s population is not of Egyptian descent.<\/p>\n According to the report, there are 4 million from Sudan,<\/strong> 1.5 million from Syria,<\/strong> 1 million from Yemen,<\/strong> and 1 million from Libya.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the IOM, the average age of migrants in Egypt was 35 years old, with a roughly equal number of men (50.4%) and women (49.6%). So where are they primarily living? Let’s break it down.<\/p>\n Five governorates are home to the majority of 56%, which live in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Damietta, and Daqahleya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then, the remainder are living in Assiut, Aswan, Gharbia, Ismailia, Luxor, Matrouh, Menoufiya, Minya, Port Said, Qaliubeya, Qena, Red Sea, South Sinai, Sharqiya, Sohag, and Suez.<\/strong><\/p>\n The data showed that 60% of migrants living in Egypt are well-integrated have been living here for more than 10 years, that accounts for about 5.5 million people.<\/p>\n The data also showed that 37% of migrants in Egypt have steady employment, demonstrating their positive impact on the labour market and economy.<\/p>\n For instance, among the top nationalities that favourably impact the Egyptian labour market and economy are Syrians, who make up 17% of the migrants in Egypt.<\/p>\n 30,000 Syrians are officially registered investors in Egypt, with a total investment of around USD 1 billion.<\/p>\n"}],"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_ads":false,"slots_script_override":"","ad_horizontal_top_desktop":"","ad_vertical_left_desktop":"","ad_vertical_right_desktop":"","ad_horizontal_top_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_bottom_tablet":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_1":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_2":"","ad_horizontal_mobile_3":"","article_ad_infeed_slot":"","ad_square_podcast":"","disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"legacy_sponsor_name":"","legacy_sponsor_website":"","legacy_sponsor_content":"","legacy_sponsor_image":"","legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":true,"guest_user_name":"Lovin' Cairo","guest_user_image":false,"guest_user_url":"","episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"yoast_head":"\nNearly nine million migrants live in Egypt, and 80% are from just four countries<\/h2>\n