Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Egypt
Egypt: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Egypt, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Egypt stood at 0.0002 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Egypt peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1982.
Egypt ranks 104th of 199 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.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -90.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +70.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +273.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +90.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +109.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +90.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +70.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +40.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +48.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 units per person, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +273.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per person compare
- 102 Hungary 0.0002 units per person compare
- 103 Viet Nam 0.0002 units per person compare
- 105 Kazakhstan 0.0002 units per person compare
- 106 Algeria 0.0002 units per person compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.0002 units per person 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 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Egypt?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Egypt was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1982.
- How does Egypt rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Egypt ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.