Bangladesh vs Turkey: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Bangladesh
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.39 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.21 million.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,000 | 1,065 | 80,935 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 74,863 | 16,393 | 58,470 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 43,801 | 4,877 | 38,924 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 435,502 | 1.86 million | 1.43 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 982,242 | 3.26 million | 2.28 million | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Bangladesh or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.39 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Turkey?
- 1.21 million, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Turkey?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Turkey rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.