In 2020, cumulative Egyptian emigrants amounted to roughly *** million. Around *** million settled in Northern Africa and Western Asia, with the males being almost twice as much as females. Europe and Northern Africa followed as destinations for approximately *** thousand individuals. Overall, an increasing trend in the number of people migrating from Egypt can be observed since 2000, with slightly more than *** million leaving the country.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (December 30, 2020). Stock of emigrants from Egypt in 2020, by area of destination [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237561/stock-of-emigrants-from-egypt-by-area-of-destination/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Stock of emigrants from Egypt in 2020, by area of destination." Chart. December 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237561/stock-of-emigrants-from-egypt-by-area-of-destination/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2020). Stock of emigrants from Egypt in 2020, by area of destination. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237561/stock-of-emigrants-from-egypt-by-area-of-destination/
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