Türkiye vs Palestine, State of: Forcibly displaced people

Türkiye
2.49 million
in 2025
Palestine, State of
3.10 million
in 2025
Türkiye rank
16th
Palestine, State of rank
13th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Türkiye
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 3.10 million against 2.49 million in Türkiye, a difference of 602,170.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Türkiye ranks 16th and Palestine, State of ranks 13th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
2010s 2.66 million 2.28 million 376,668 Türkiye
2020s 3.49 million 2.76 million 732,615 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Türkiye or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 3.10 million against 2.49 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Türkiye and Palestine, State of?
602,170, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and Palestine, State of?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Türkiye and Palestine, State of rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Türkiye ranks 16th and Palestine, State of ranks 13th 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.