Forcibly displaced people in Egypt
Egypt: Forcibly displaced people was 1.10 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Egypt, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.10 million for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 322.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Egypt peaked at 1.10 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 109,327, in 2010.
That places Egypt 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 109,327 | — |
| 2011 | 113,993 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 126,861 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 253,220 | +99.6% |
| 2014 | 265,788 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 259,727 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 272,459 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 325,204 | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 318,114 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 327,900 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 332,472 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 341,078 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 358,513 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 472,751 | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 876,962 | +85.5% |
| 2025 | 1.10 million | +25.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.10 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 19.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.10 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 184,265, 6.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +99.6% | 126,861 | 253,220 |
| 2024 | +85.5% | 472,751 | 876,962 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 237,259 | 109,327 | 327,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,013 | 332,472 | 1.10 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 forcibly displaced people in Egypt?
- Forcibly displaced people in Egypt was 1.10 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,327 in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.