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Mixed Migration Centre MMC North Africa - August 2018 4MI Snapshot

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Family demography of refugees and migrants in Libya

2,496 refugees and migrants were interviewed by 4Mi in Libya between 16 May 2017 and 4 July 2018. Respondents are from 20 nationalities from East, Central Africa and West Africa, with the largest number of respondents being from West Africa (73%).

Marital status and family reunification

59% of the 2,496 refugees and migrants interviewed are single, of which 61% men and 39% women. 37% are married, of which 63% men and 37% women, while a minority of 4% are divorced or widowed.
Out of the total, 43% report having or being accompanied by children.

Of these, 78% are married, 22% are single parents: either not married, divorced/separated or widowed.
Over half of the 1,077 respondents with children, report having one child, 41% have between 2 to 4 children while only 3% report having 5 children or more.
In addition, of the 619 men and 458 women respondents with children, a greater percentage of women (37%) compared to men (33%) express the desire to bring additional family members to the country of destination.

On the other hand, a greater percentage of men (30%), compared to women (20%) is in favour of bringing additional family members to the country of destination only if conditions allow it.
In total a third of men and women respondents do not wish to bring family members at their destination country.