Canada vs Egypt: Refugees by country of asylum
Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Canada rank
27th
Egypt rank
30th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Canada currently reports 269,496 people against 238,014 people in Egypt, a difference of 31,482 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,144 people | 3,423 people | 9,721 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 24,390 people | 4,635 people | 19,755 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 107,856 people | 5,570 people | 102,286 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 153,757 people | 5,441 people | 148,315 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 147,843 people | 74,037 people | 73,806 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 135,752 people | 192,999 people | 57,247 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 163,781 people | 265,333 people | 101,552 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Canada or Egypt?
- Canada, at 269,496 people against 238,014 people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Canada and Egypt?
- 31,482 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Canada ranks 27th 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.
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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.