Egypt vs India: Refugees by country of asylum
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
India
236,763 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
India rank
31st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 238,014 people against 236,763 people in India, a difference of 1,251 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1964 it was India ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and India ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,423 people | 48,383 people | 44,960 people | India |
| 1970s | 4,798 people | 57,820 people | 53,022 people | India |
| 1980s | 6,029 people | 6,525 people | 496 people | India |
| 1990s | 5,441 people | 225,230 people | 219,788 people | India |
| 2000s | 74,037 people | 166,581 people | 92,544 people | India |
| 2010s | 192,999 people | 193,126 people | 126.6 people | India |
| 2020s | 265,333 people | 228,050 people | 37,283 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 238,014 people against 236,763 people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Egypt and India?
- 1,251 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Egypt ranks 30th and India ranks 31st 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.