Number of emigrants from Egypt 2020, by country of destination
In 2020, cumulative Egyptian emigrants amounted to roughly 3.6 million. Of these, the vast majority settled in Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates, amounting to roughly 960 thousand and 900 thousand, respectively. The two countries alone constituted over 51 percent of the total Egyptian migrants outside of Egypt. Moreover, the third major country of destination for Egyptians was Kuwait with about 421 thousand people living there. Overall, the 16 countries presented covered 94 percent of all Egyptian migrants.
