Low & middle income vs Turkey: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Low & middle income
18.78 million
in 2025
Turkey
2.39 million
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
2nd
Turkey rank
2nd

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 18.78 million against 2.39 million in Turkey, a difference of 16.39 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 7.9 times Turkey's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 2nd of 44 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 648,403 2,053 646,350 Low & middle income
1970s 2.11 million 1,100 2.11 million Low & middle income
1980s 9.63 million 5,630 9.62 million Low & middle income
1990s 11.69 million 16,393 11.68 million Low & middle income
2000s 7.92 million 4,877 7.92 million Low & middle income
2010s 12.71 million 1.86 million 10.85 million Low & middle income
2020s 19.48 million 3.26 million 16.22 million Low & middle income

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, Low & middle income or Turkey?
Low & middle income, at 18.78 million against 2.39 million in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Low & middle income and Turkey?
16.39 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Turkey?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Low & middle income and Turkey rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd and Turkey ranks 2nd of 44 groups.
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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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.