13.8 % Increase in Number of Foreign Workers in Egypt, CAPMAS

Central Agency for Public Mobilization (CAPMAS) and Statistics released on 23 / 5 /2023 " Annual bulletin for foreign Employees in Private and Investment Sectors in Egypt 2022". The most important indicators are the following:

• Number of Foreigners who have a license to employ in private and investment sectors in Egypt reached 13331 foreigners from different nationalities in 2022, compared to 11718 foreigners in 2021, with an increase of 13.8%.

• Number of Foreigners who have a license to employ in Egypt for the first time was 6286 foreigners by 47.2%, and the foreigners with renewed contract 7045 foreigners by 52.8% in 2022.

• Arrivals from Asian countries (non-Arab) represent the largest number of total number of foreign Employees in private and investment sectors in 2022 that reached 4762 foreigners by 35.7% Followed by European countries with 4054 foreigners by 30.4%.