Eritrean diaspora

The Eritrean diaspora comprises about half of the population living in the country, making it one of the most diasporic nations. In addition, one third of Eritreans live abroad. In 2022, 37,357 Eritreans fled to Sudan, Egypt and Libya to seek asylum, estimated to be about 1% of the nation's population. Since 2001, 700,000 people have fled the country as a result of political repression under Isaias Afwerki. In 2015, approximately 40,000 Eritreans arrived in Europe via the Mediterranean. Eritrea has become a small country with a large number of refugees in Africa and elsewhere.

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