CAIRO – 6 March 2025: UNHCR Egypt indicated in a statement Thursday that 29,677 refugees and asylum seekers had been registered in February upping the total to 926,412.
The Sudanese compose 71% of the total as their number amounted to 656,189. The breakdown of the rest is 142,122 Syrians (15%); 46,705 South Sudanese (5%); 40,299 Eritreans (4%); 17,992 Ethiopians (2%); 8,155 Somalis (1%), 8,152 Yemenis (1%); and, 6,798 of different nationalities.
The percentage of males and females are 47% and 53%, respectively. As for the age groups, 39% are aged between 0 and 17, 54% are aged between 18 and 59, and 7% are aged above 60.
The majority of refugees and asylum seekers are concentrated in Greater Cairo, Alexandria, Sharkia, Damietta, Dakahliyah, and Menoufeya.
UNHCR Egypt indicated last month that the number of registered refugees and asylum seekers had increased by 208% between March 21, 2023 and January 31, 2025 to record 902,700, including 32,081 who had been registered in January 2025.
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