Turkey vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum
Turkey
2.94 million people
in 2024
Uganda
1.76 million people
in 2024
Turkey rank
2nd
Uganda rank
4th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Turkey
- Uganda
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.94 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda, a difference of 1.18 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Turkey ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,037 people | 120,572 people | 118,536 people | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1,100 people | 132,518 people | 131,418 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 5,630 people | 123,976 people | 118,347 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 16,393 people | 218,242 people | 201,849 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4,877 people | 218,272 people | 213,395 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.86 million people | 637,279 people | 1.23 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.43 million people | 1.55 million people | 1.88 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Turkey or Uganda?
- Turkey, at 2.94 million people against 1.76 million people in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Turkey and Uganda?
- 1.18 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and Uganda rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Turkey ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th 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.