Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Türkiye

Refugees by country of asylum in Türkiye in 2024 — 2,940,735 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 108,816.1%.

2024 2.94M people −9.55% vs 2023
World rank 2of 178
Period maximum 3.76M people2021
Period minimum 1,050 people1977

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Türkiye, 1951–202401M2M3M4M19511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 2,700 people1953: 2,000 people1955: 2,200 people1957: 2,200 people1959: 2,150 people1961: 2,300 people1963: 2,300 people1965: 2,000 people1967: 1,850 people1969: 1,400 people1971: 1,150 people1973: 1,160 people1975: 1,060 people1977: 1,050 people1979: 1,060 people1981: 1,180 people1983: 1,320 people1985: 1,790 people1987: 2,200 people1989: 33,067 people1991: 30,462 people1993: 23,267 people1995: 12,841 people1997: 2,448 people1999: 2,810 people2001: 3,466 people2003: 2,488 people2005: 2,395 people2007: 6,941 people2009: 10,339 people2011: 14,457 people2013: 609,931 people2015: 2,541,348 people2017: 3,480,350 people2019: 3,579,531 people2021: 3,759,817 people2023: 3,251,127 people2024: 2,940,735 people
Change over the period: +2.94M (+108,816.11%) Average annual rate: 10.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 2.94M people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 2.94M −310,392 −9.55%
2023 3.25M −317,132 −8.89%
2022 3.57M −191,558 −5.09%
2021 3.76M +107,455 +2.94%
2020 3.65M +72,831 +2.03%
2019 3.58M −102,157 −2.77%
2018 3.68M +201,338 +5.78%
2017 3.48M +610,931 +21.29%
2016 2.87M +328,071 +12.91%
2015 2.54M +953,983 +60.1%
2014 1.59M +977,434 +160.25%
2013 609,931 +342,868 +128.38%
2012 267,063 +252,606 +1,747.29%
2011 14,457 +4,432 +44.21%
2010 10,025 −314 −3.04%
2009 10,339 −751 −6.77%
2008 11,090 +4,149 +59.78%
2007 6,941 +4,317 +164.52%
2006 2,624 +229 +9.56%
2005 2,395 −634 −20.93%
2004 3,029 +541 +21.74%
2003 2,488 −814 −24.65%
2002 3,302 −164 −4.73%
2001 3,466 +370 +11.95%
2000 3,096 +286 +10.18%
1999 2,810 +281 +11.11%
1998 2,529 +81 +3.31%
1997 2,448 −5,718 −70.02%
1996 8,166 −4,675 −36.41%
1995 12,841 −12,086 −48.49%
1994 24,927 +1,660 +7.13%
1993 23,267 −5,210 −18.3%
1992 28,477 −1,985 −6.52%
1991 30,462 +2,462 +8.79%
1990 28,000 −5,067 −15.32%
1989 33,067 +28,617 +643.08%
1988 4,450 +2,250 +102.27%
1987 2,200 +280 +14.58%
1986 1,920 +130 +7.26%
1985 1,790 −810 −31.15%
1984 2,600 +1,280 +96.97%
1983 1,320 −350 −20.96%
1982 1,670 +490 +41.53%
1981 1,180 −4,920 −80.66%
1980 6,100 +5,040 +475.47%
1979 1,060 −10 −0.93%
1978 1,070 +20 +1.9%
1977 1,050 −10 −0.94%
1976 1,060 +0 +0%
1975 1,060 +0 +0%
1974 1,060 −100 −8.62%
1973 1,160 +0 +0%
1972 1,160 +10 +0.87%
1971 1,150 −20 −1.71%
1970 1,170 −230 −16.43%
1969 1,400 −580 −29.29%
1968 1,980 +130 +7.03%
1967 1,850 −50 −2.63%
1966 1,900 −100 −5%
1965 2,000 −300 −13.04%
1964 2,300 +0 +0%
1963 2,300 +0 +0%
1962 2,300 +0 +0%
1961 2,300 +100 +4.55%
1960 2,200 +50 +2.33%
1959 2,150 +0 +0%
1958 2,150 −50 −2.27%
1957 2,200 +100 +4.76%
1956 2,100 −100 −4.55%
1955 2,200 −300 −12%
1954 2,500 +500 +25%
1953 2,000 +0 +0%
1952 2,000 −700 −25.93%
1951 2,700

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.