Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt
Egypt: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 3,200 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt, 2014–2020
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt is 3,200, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% over ten years.
That places Egypt 57th out of 62 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4,100 | — |
| 2015 | 9,100 | +122.0% |
| 2016 | 9,100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36,000 | +295.6% |
| 2018 | 3,200 | -91.1% |
| 2019 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,200 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,783 | 3,200 | 36,000 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,200 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 4,000 compare
- 54 Turkmenistan 4,000
- 56 Uzbekistan 3,400
- 58 Türkiye 2,000 compare
- 58 Uganda 2,000 compare
- 60 Timor-Leste 900
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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Egypt was 3,200 in 2020, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 36,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Egypt ranks 57th out of 62 countries with data for 2020.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.