Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Total number of international immigrants

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.09 million immigrants
in 2024
Egypt
1.14 million immigrants
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
59th
Egypt rank
56th

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Egypt
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.14 million immigrants against 1.09 million immigrants in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 54,730 immigrants.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th and Egypt ranks 56th of 232 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 1.29 million immigrants 152,758 immigrants 1.13 million immigrants Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 683,698 immigrants 234,154 immigrants 449,544 immigrants Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 699,950 immigrants 411,234 immigrants 288,716 immigrants Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 1.02 million immigrants 871,146 immigrants 147,834 immigrants Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Democratic Republic of Congo or Egypt?
Egypt, at 1.14 million immigrants against 1.09 million immigrants in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
54,730 immigrants, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 59th and Egypt ranks 56th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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