Egypt vs India: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled

Egypt
238,014
in 2024
India
236,763
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
India rank
31st

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Egypt
  • India
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196419942024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 238,014 against 236,763 in India, a difference of 1,251.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 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 4,162 49,192 45,030 India
1970s 4,798 57,820 53,022 India
1980s 6,029 6,525 496 India
1990s 5,441 225,230 219,788 India
2000s 74,037 166,581 92,544 India
2010s 192,999 193,126 126.6 India
2020s 265,333 228,050 37,283 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Egypt or India?
Egypt, at 238,014 against 236,763 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Egypt and India?
1,251, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
Egypt ranks 30th and India ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.