Libya will host more than 858,000 migrants at the beginning of 2025, a 4% increase, mainly due to the conflict in Sudan, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
Libya will host more than 858,000 migrants in the first two months of 2025, a 4 percent increase compared to December 2024.
This increase in the number of migrants confirms Libya’s hybrid role as a destination and transit country.
This is according to the latest Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) report published by the IOM.
This figure, up from 824,131 people recorded at the end of the previous year, is largely explained by the influx of nationals fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Sudanese now represent 31 percent of all migrants in Libya, followed by nationals of Niger (22 percent), Egypt (20 percent), and Chad (10 percent).
These four nationalities alone make up 83 percent of the migrant population in Libya, which includes a total of 46 nationalities.
Men represent 78 percent of migrants, with women and children constituting the remaining 22 percent.
Geographically, 52 percent of migrants are located in western Libya, due to employment opportunities in the construction and manufacturing sectors.
The east hosts 35 percent, while Tripoli accounts for 15 percent of the migrant population. The coastal cities of Misrata and Benghazi each account for approximately 10 percent.
The IOM highlights the persistence of acute humanitarian challenges.
Thus, 76 percent of migrants lack access to healthcare, due in part to the high cost and poor quality of services.
Education is another critical issue: 65 percent of school-aged migrant children are not enrolled in school.
The main barriers identified are economic, administrative, and linguistic.
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