Burkina Faso vs Turkey: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.49 million against 2.11 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 386,960.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 180 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85,907 | 2.66 million | 2.57 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.82 million | 3.49 million | 1.67 million | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Burkina Faso or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.49 million against 2.11 million in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Burkina Faso and Turkey?
- 386,960, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Turkey?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Turkey rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.