Germany vs Türkiye: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of
Germany
2.66 million
in 2025
Türkiye
2.39 million
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Türkiye rank
2nd
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time
- Germany
- Türkiye
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.66 million against 2.39 million in Türkiye, a difference of 264,780.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158,900 | 2,053 | 156,847 | Germany |
| 1970s | 114,750 | 1,100 | 113,650 | Germany |
| 1980s | 339,340 | 5,630 | 333,710 | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 16,393 | 1.10 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 768,670 | 4,877 | 763,794 | Germany |
| 2010s | 632,660 | 1.86 million | 1.23 million | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 3.26 million | 1.17 million | Türkiye |
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, Germany or Türkiye?
- Germany, at 2.66 million against 2.39 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Germany and Türkiye?
- 264,780, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Türkiye rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Germany ranks 1st and Türkiye 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.