Forcibly displaced people in Turkey
Turkey: Forcibly displaced people was 2.49 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Turkey, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Turkey is 2.49 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Turkey peaked at 4.14 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 2010.
Turkey ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.02 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 3.71 million | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 3.27 million | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 3.95 million | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 4.14 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.91 million | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.84 million | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 3.47 million | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 3.09 million | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 2.49 million | -19.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.49 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,510, 40.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.49 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,499, 21.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 1.02 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.49 million | 2.49 million | 4.06 million | 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 forcibly displaced people in Turkey?
- Forcibly displaced people in Turkey was 2.49 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2010.
- How does Turkey rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.