Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.0012 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2002.
That places Turkey 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -38.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | +114.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 units per person | +117.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | +100.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 units per person | +97.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.004 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 units per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 units per person | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 units per person | -30.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 units per person | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Turkey was 0.0012 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- How does Turkey rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.