The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Morocco reached about 15,755, according to figures issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Rabat (UNHCR).
The number of refugees in Morocco reached about 8,853, while the number of asylum seekers is about 6,902 people, coming from 48 countries around the world.
UNHCR said the number of asylum seekers was about 13,533 in 2020, compared to 9,756 in 2019.
In terms of nationalities, Syrians are at the top of the list with a total of 4,914 people, followed by Yemenis with a total of 1,766, then refugees from the Central African Republic with a total of 868, Cote d’Ivoire with a total of 379 people, and South Sudan with a total of 366 refugees.
From Palestine, there are about 248 refugees and asylum-seekers in Morocco, 191 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 166 from Cameroon, 134 from Guinea, 128 from Iraq, 97 from Senegal, 51 from Mali, 25 from Nigeria, 22 from Sudan, and 2 from the Gambia.
In terms of gender, men represent a large proportion of 62%, with about 5,489 refugees, while women represent 38% with a total of 3,364.
In terms of age group, most refugees are aged between 18 and 59, representing about 66% of the total. The total number of refugee children under 12 is about 2,146.
On education, the UNHCR reported that 21% of refugees do not have an educational background, while 32% have a primary level, 24% have a secondary level, and about 20% are graduates from university.
Rabat is on top of Moroccan cities with the largest number of refugees of about 1,328 people at the end of August 2021, followed by Casablanca with a total of 923 refugees, then Oujda with a total of about 775 people, Nador with a total of 660, Marrakech with a total of 488 people, Fez with a total of 461, Kenitra with a total of 422, and then Meknes with a total of 421.
UNHCR’s data indicated that 21.6% of registered refugees in Morocco have special needs, among them 449 refugees who are dealing with serious medical conditions, 195 children who are in serious conditions, 67 elderly people who are at risk, and 178 women who are in a vulnerable situation.
During this year, UNHCR’s finances require about USD8.9 million, of which, about 69% have been guaranteed, while the rest is unfunded.
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