Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Egypt

Refugees by country of asylum in Egypt in 2024 — 238,014 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 178. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 50,541.3%.

2024 238,014 people −1.04% vs 2023
World rank 29of 178
Period maximum 294,632 people2022
Period minimum 470 people1964

Trend over time

1964–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Egypt, 1964–20240100,000200,000300,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 470 people1965: 5,000 people1969: 4,800 people1970: 5,000 people1971: 5,020 people1972: 7,370 people1973: 2,600 people1974: 4,000 people1975: 4,000 people1976: 4,000 people1977: 4,510 people1978: 5,000 people1979: 4,850 people1980: 1,440 people1981: 1,580 people1982: 5,500 people1983: 35,000 people1984: 5,500 people1985: 1,090 people1986: 1,080 people1987: 1,150 people1988: 1,620 people1989: 1,740 people1990: 1,991 people1991: 2,245 people1992: 5,509 people1993: 6,709 people1994: 7,218 people1995: 5,401 people1996: 6,026 people1997: 6,486 people1998: 6,276 people1999: 6,553 people2000: 6,840 people2001: 7,223 people2002: 80,488 people2003: 88,745 people2004: 90,335 people2005: 88,934 people2006: 88,014 people2007: 97,550 people2008: 97,851 people2009: 94,392 people2010: 95,044 people2011: 95,078 people2012: 109,923 people2013: 230,070 people2014: 236,085 people2015: 212,492 people2016: 213,515 people2017: 232,647 people2018: 246,746 people2019: 258,391 people2020: 272,826 people2021: 280,686 people2022: 294,632 people2023: 240,507 people2024: 238,014 people
Change over the period: +237,544 (+50,541.28%) Average annual rate: 10.94 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 238,014 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Northern Africa computed 1.43M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 238,014 −2,493 −1.04%
2023 240,507 −54,125 −18.37%
2022 294,632 +13,946 +4.97%
2021 280,686 +7,860 +2.88%
2020 272,826 +14,435 +5.59%
2019 258,391 +11,645 +4.72%
2018 246,746 +14,099 +6.06%
2017 232,647 +19,132 +8.96%
2016 213,515 +1,023 +0.48%
2015 212,492 −23,593 −9.99%
2014 236,085 +6,015 +2.61%
2013 230,070 +120,147 +109.3%
2012 109,923 +14,845 +15.61%
2011 95,078 +34 +0.04%
2010 95,044 +652 +0.69%
2009 94,392 −3,459 −3.53%
2008 97,851 +301 +0.31%
2007 97,550 +9,536 +10.83%
2006 88,014 −920 −1.03%
2005 88,934 −1,401 −1.55%
2004 90,335 +1,590 +1.79%
2003 88,745 +8,257 +10.26%
2002 80,488 +73,265 +1,014.33%
2001 7,223 +383 +5.6%
2000 6,840 +287 +4.38%
1999 6,553 +277 +4.41%
1998 6,276 −210 −3.24%
1997 6,486 +460 +7.63%
1996 6,026 +625 +11.57%
1995 5,401 −1,817 −25.17%
1994 7,218 +509 +7.59%
1993 6,709 +1,200 +21.78%
1992 5,509 +3,264 +145.39%
1991 2,245 +254 +12.76%
1990 1,991 +251 +14.43%
1989 1,740 +120 +7.41%
1988 1,620 +470 +40.87%
1987 1,150 +70 +6.48%
1986 1,080 −10 −0.92%
1985 1,090 −4,410 −80.18%
1984 5,500 −29,500 −84.29%
1983 35,000 +29,500 +536.36%
1982 5,500 +3,920 +248.1%
1981 1,580 +140 +9.72%
1980 1,440 −3,410 −70.31%
1979 4,850 −150 −3%
1978 5,000 +490 +10.86%
1977 4,510 +510 +12.75%
1976 4,000 +0 +0%
1975 4,000 +0 +0%
1974 4,000 +1,400 +53.85%
1973 2,600 −4,770 −64.72%
1972 7,370 +2,350 +46.81%
1971 5,020 +20 +0.4%
1970 5,000 +200 +4.17%
1969 4,800
1965 5,000 +4,530 +963.83%
1964 470

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.