Turkey vs Uganda: Forcibly displaced people

Turkey
2.49 million
in 2025
Uganda
1.97 million
in 2025
Turkey rank
16th
Uganda rank
19th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Turkey
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.49 million against 1.97 million in Uganda, a difference of 518,940.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Turkey ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th of 180 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 2.66 million 713,099 1.94 million Turkey
2020s 3.49 million 1.65 million 1.84 million Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Turkey or Uganda?
Turkey, at 2.49 million against 1.97 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Turkey and Uganda?
518,940, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uganda?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Turkey and Uganda rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Turkey ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

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.