Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0466 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.5% on the previous year and up 389.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 86th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +130.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.028 units per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | +66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 83 Guinea-Bissau 0.0491 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Ghana 0.0486 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 India 0.048 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tajikistan 0.0432 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Belize 0.0428 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Viet Nam 0.042 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 origin, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0466 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.1%. 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 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 origin 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.