Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.2333 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 0.2333 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 263.6% on the previous year and up 903.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.2333 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
Egypt ranks 29th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | +263.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0685 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | 0.0567 units per square kilometre | 0.2333 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 26 Republic of Korea 0.274 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Kenya 0.2633 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Uganda 0.1878 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malawi 0.1877 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Macau, China 0.1623 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.2333 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2333 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 29th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 903.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.