Statistics

Egypt

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 09/07/25

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Overview of statistical practice

Statistics on the total number of international protection applicants and beneficiaries, as well as data on the registration of the latter across provinces, are updated monthly and provided by the The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt.

Registered international protection applicants and beneficiaries as of March 31, 2025 

Total 941,625
Sudan 672,930
Syria 139,384
Others 129,311

Source: UNHCR Website, available here

 

Breakdown across 24 main provinces:

 Province Registered refugees Province Registered refugees
Cairo 262,974 Alexandria 89,371
Suez 3,852 Beheira 1,962
Marsa Matrouh 1,205 Kafr Al Sheikh 972
Minya 1,052 Al Minoufiya 6,980
The Red Sea 765 Qalyubia 27,295
Asiyout 633 Ismailia 1,288
Beni Suef 488 Al Sharqiya 28,668
Fayoum 413 Port Said 265
Souhag 341 Giza 481,402
South Sinai 142 Al Gharbiya 1,715
North Sinai 58 Al Dekhila 4,653
The New Valley 15 Damietta 10,341

Source: UNHCR Website, available here.

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Introduction to the asylum context in Egypt
  • Egypt as a country of destination, transit and origin
  • EU-Egypt Cooperation on Migration
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • Temporary Protection