Egypt vs High income: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Egypt
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 16.52 million against 1.10 million in Egypt, a difference of 15.43 million.
That makes High income's figure about 15.0 times Egypt's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 28th and High income ranks 30th of 180 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 237,259 | 3.97 million | 3.73 million | High income |
| 2020s | 580,013 | 12.56 million | 11.98 million | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Egypt or High income?
- High income, at 16.52 million against 1.10 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Egypt and High income?
- 15.43 million, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and High income?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and High income rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Egypt ranks 28th and High income ranks 30th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.