Germany vs Turkey: Refugees by country of asylum
Germany
2.75 million people
in 2024
Turkey
2.94 million people
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Turkey rank
2nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.94 million people against 2.75 million people in Germany, a difference of 191,470 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 225,778 people | 2,222 people | 223,556 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 158,900 people | 2,053 people | 156,847 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 114,750 people | 1,100 people | 113,650 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 339,340 people | 5,630 people | 333,710 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.12 million people | 16,393 people | 1.10 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 768,670 people | 4,877 people | 763,794 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 632,660 people | 1.86 million people | 1.23 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 3.43 million people | 1.46 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.94 million people against 2.75 million people in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Germany and Turkey?
- 191,470 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Turkey ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.