International Organization for
Migration (IOM) Cairo 
www.egypt.iom.int
EGYPT AFTER JANUARY 25
Survey of Youth Migration Intentions
Most important issues in Egypt today
Young Egyptians with and without migration intentions (%)
Push and pull factors behind aspiration
to migrate (%)
No job opportunities available in Egypt
Income in Egypt is lower than abroad
To help my family
73
74
62
15 13
44
Delta
72
49
15 14
Males
38
79
59
44
17
Females
9
Urban Gov.
74
61
52
53
14 13
Upper Egypt
63
70
52
16 11
12 14
Total
61
69 63
57
49
73
85
74
63
49
Bad living conditions in Egypt
To escape from family pressures and troubles
10
Frontier Gov.
67 66
51
50
15 14
16 14
15 11
15 - 19 years old
20 - 24 years old
25 - 29 years old
Objectives of migration (%)
To gain money
I want to live abroad
For security reasons
To improve my knowledge
I can study there
I have relatives there
81
75
2522
16161515
9 5
I want to see other countries
I have a job offer there
I have friends there
74
181916181623
2219
12141515
6 3
Total
74
Delta
68
2924
191415
1113
7 4
Upper Egypt
78
18
8
34
231829 24
10 13 4
Female
2927 32
21
13 14 8
3
15 - 19 years old
2822
1914 13
12 9
77
5
20 - 24 years old
3 3
Frontier Gov.
64
61
Male
6
Urban Gov.
80
222116 16
11 12 8 5
3030 30
15
191914 1916
10
9 5
25 - 29 years old
Countries young Egyptian aspire to migrate
to (%)
Is it easy to migrate regularly? (%)
Willingness to return to Egypt after
migration (%)
Opinions about the current economic conditions
and household income security (%)
Expectations for the economy and household income in
the next year (%) for youth with migration intentions
Effect of the current events on their
migration decision (%)
Awareness of irregular migration
channels (%)
Countries deemed ‘easy’ for irregular
migration (%)
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