Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Croatia or Egypt?

Egypt, at 23,736 people against 17,891 people in Croatia as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Croatia and Egypt?

5,845 people, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Egypt?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Egypt: Refugees by country of origin

Croatia

17,891 people

in 2024

Egypt

23,736 people

in 2024

Croatia rank

48th

Egypt rank

45th

Refugees by country of origin over time

Croatia
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 23,736 people against 17,891 people in Croatia, a difference of 5,845 people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 45th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1990s	249,161 people	1,356 people	247,805 people	Croatia
2000s	183,282 people	6,061 people	177,221 people	Croatia
2010s	41,345 people	16,564 people	24,781 people	Croatia
2020s	18,940 people	25,067 people	6,127 people	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Croatia or Egypt?: Egypt, at 23,736 people against 17,891 people in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Croatia and Egypt?: 5,845 people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Egypt?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Egypt rank globally for refugees by country of origin?: Croatia ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 45th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of origin
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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, not just those who fled that year.