Brazil vs Egypt: Refugees by country of asylum
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Egypt rank
30th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 257,079 people against 238,014 people in Egypt, a difference of 19,065 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 people | 4,800 people | 35,200 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 34,220 people | 4,635 people | 29,585 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9,064 people | 5,570 people | 3,494 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3,582 people | 5,441 people | 1,859 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5,103 people | 74,037 people | 68,934 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 9,894 people | 192,999 people | 183,105 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 136,283 people | 265,333 people | 129,050 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Brazil or Egypt?
- Brazil, at 257,079 people against 238,014 people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Brazil and Egypt?
- 19,065 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Egypt ranks 30th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.