Refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt
Egypt: Refugees, by country of asylum was 220,033 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt, 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt stood at 220,033.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt peaked at 294,632 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,223, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,223 | — |
| 2002 | 80,488 | +1014.3% |
| 2003 | 88,745 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 90,335 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 88,934 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 88,014 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97,550 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 97,851 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94,392 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 95,044 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95,078 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 109,923 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 230,070 | +109.3% |
| 2014 | 236,085 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 212,492 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 213,515 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 232,647 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 246,746 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 258,391 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 272,826 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 280,686 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 294,632 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 240,507 | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 238,014 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 220,033 | -7.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 220,033 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,392, 12.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 220,033 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,899, 8.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1014.3% | 7,223 | 80,488 |
| 2013 | +109.3% | 109,923 | 230,070 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,504 | 7,223 | 97,851 | 9 |
| 2010s | 192,999 | 95,044 | 258,391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,783 | 220,033 | 294,632 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt?
- Refugees, by country of asylum in Egypt was 220,033 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 294,632 in 2022.
- What is the lowest refugees, by country of asylum recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,223 in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for refugees, by country of asylum?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 19 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees, by country of asylum rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees, by country of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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