Egypt vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 263,399 people against 238,014 people in Egypt, a difference of 25,385 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Netherlands ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,423 people | 8,833 people | 5,410 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4,635 people | 8,412 people | 3,777 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5,570 people | 16,693 people | 11,123 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5,441 people | 74,244 people | 68,803 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 74,037 people | 117,301 people | 43,264 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 192,999 people | 86,894 people | 106,106 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 265,333 people | 186,803 people | 78,530 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Egypt or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 263,399 people against 238,014 people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 25,385 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.