Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Egypt

Refugees by country of origin in Egypt in 2024 — 23,736 people. Ranked 156 in the world out of 200. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 47,372%.

2024 23,736 people +2.49% vs 2023
World rank 156of 200
Period maximum 27,498 people2021
Period minimum 5 people1981

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Egypt, 1978–2024010,00020,00030,00019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 50 people1981: 5 people1982: 5 people1983: 6 people1984: 6 people1985: 7 people1986: 8 people1987: 8 people1988: 14 people1989: 13 people1990: 50 people1991: 98 people1992: 210 people1993: 257 people1994: 501 people1995: 870 people1996: 1,198 people1997: 1,720 people1998: 2,606 people1999: 3,486 people2000: 3,954 people2001: 4,677 people2002: 6,442 people2003: 5,734 people2004: 5,361 people2005: 6,288 people2006: 7,608 people2007: 6,789 people2008: 6,777 people2009: 6,983 people2010: 6,903 people2011: 7,922 people2012: 10,014 people2013: 12,804 people2014: 15,899 people2015: 17,929 people2016: 19,792 people2017: 22,106 people2018: 24,850 people2019: 27,416 people2020: 26,553 people2021: 27,498 people2022: 24,390 people2023: 23,160 people2024: 23,736 people
Change over the period: +23,686 (+47,372%) Average annual rate: 14.34 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Egypt 23,736 people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Northern Africa computed 2.33M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 23,736 +576 +2.49%
2023 23,160 −1,230 −5.04%
2022 24,390 −3,108 −11.3%
2021 27,498 +945 +3.56%
2020 26,553 −863 −3.15%
2019 27,416 +2,566 +10.33%
2018 24,850 +2,744 +12.41%
2017 22,106 +2,314 +11.69%
2016 19,792 +1,863 +10.39%
2015 17,929 +2,030 +12.77%
2014 15,899 +3,095 +24.17%
2013 12,804 +2,790 +27.86%
2012 10,014 +2,092 +26.41%
2011 7,922 +1,019 +14.76%
2010 6,903 −80 −1.15%
2009 6,983 +206 +3.04%
2008 6,777 −12 −0.18%
2007 6,789 −819 −10.76%
2006 7,608 +1,320 +20.99%
2005 6,288 +927 +17.29%
2004 5,361 −373 −6.51%
2003 5,734 −708 −10.99%
2002 6,442 +1,765 +37.74%
2001 4,677 +723 +18.29%
2000 3,954 +468 +13.43%
1999 3,486 +880 +33.77%
1998 2,606 +886 +51.51%
1997 1,720 +522 +43.57%
1996 1,198 +328 +37.7%
1995 870 +369 +73.65%
1994 501 +244 +94.94%
1993 257 +47 +22.38%
1992 210 +112 +114.29%
1991 98 +48 +96%
1990 50 +37 +284.62%
1989 13 −1 −7.14%
1988 14 +6 +75%
1987 8 +0 +0%
1986 8 +1 +14.29%
1985 7 +1 +16.67%
1984 6 +0 +0%
1983 6 +1 +20%
1982 5 +0 +0%
1981 5
1978 50

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.