Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Egypt
Egypt: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 20.4 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.4 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
111th
of 241 countries
All-time high
25.27 per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
5.35 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Egypt, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 20.4 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Egypt peaked at 25.27 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.35 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 111th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.35 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 8.36 per 100,000 people | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 7.29 per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 6.68 per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 7.68 per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 9.11 per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 7.98 per 100,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 7.82 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.66 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6 per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 10.63 per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 13.27 per 100,000 people | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 16.13 per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 17.82 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 19.27 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 21.11 per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 23.3 per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 25.27 per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 24.1 per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.6 per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.49 per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 20.03 per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 20.2 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.4 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 20.4 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 20.4 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.06 per 100,000 people, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.44 per 100,000 people | 5.35 per 100,000 people | 9.11 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.31 per 100,000 people | 7.66 per 100,000 people | 25.27 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8 per 100,000 people | 20.03 per 100,000 people | 24.6 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More development goals data for Egypt
- Red List Index 0.9179 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 560.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 62 (2025)
- Infant deaths 50,279 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 33,761 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Egypt?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Egypt was 20.4 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.27 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Egypt ranks 111th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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