Egypt was home to 221,675 registered refugees as of 22 January 2018, according to UNHCR statistics (pdf). Syrians represent around 57% of that number (127,414), while Sudanese asylum-seekers makeup around 16% (26,195). Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees makeup 7% and 6% of the total, respectively, while South Sudanese represent 5%. Other nationalities include Iraqi and Somalis.

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