Egypt vs Libya: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Egypt
238,014 people
in 2024
Libya
200,335 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Libya rank
32nd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 238,014 people against 200,335 people in Libya, a difference of 37,679 people.
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 people | 6,352 people | 28.86 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 74,037 people | 9,366 people | 64,671 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 192,999 people | 12,013 people | 180,986 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 265,333 people | 42,334 people | 222,999 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Egypt or Libya?
- Egypt, at 238,014 people against 200,335 people in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Egypt and Libya?
- 37,679 people, 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 refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Libya ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.