Egypt vs Libya: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Egypt
238,014
in 2024
Libya
200,335
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Libya rank
32nd
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 238,014 against 200,335 in Libya, a difference of 37,679.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Libya ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,381 | 6,352 | 28.86 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 74,037 | 9,366 | 64,671 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 192,999 | 12,013 | 180,986 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 265,333 | 42,334 | 222,999 | 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 Libya?
- Egypt, at 238,014 against 200,335 in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Egypt and Libya?
- 37,679, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Libya ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.