Canada vs Egypt: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Canada rank
27th
Egypt rank
30th

Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Egypt
0100.0k200.0k300.0k195119872024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 269,496 people against 238,014 people in Egypt, a difference of 31,482 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 30th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 12,933 people 4,162 people 8,772 people Canada
1970s 24,390 people 4,635 people 19,755 people Canada
1980s 107,856 people 5,570 people 102,286 people Canada
1990s 153,757 people 5,441 people 148,315 people Canada
2000s 147,843 people 74,037 people 73,806 people Canada
2010s 135,752 people 192,999 people 57,247 people Egypt
2020s 163,781 people 265,333 people 101,552 people Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Canada or Egypt?
Canada, at 269,496 people against 238,014 people in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Canada and Egypt?
31,482 people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
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

Refugees by country 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.