Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Tajikistan
38.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Turkmenistan
34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2024
Tajikistan rank
81st
Turkmenistan rank
84th
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 38.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Turkmenistan, a difference of 3.76 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 81st and Turkmenistan ranks 84th of 204 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 33.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 1,070 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 534.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 13.29 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 521.32 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 11.39 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8.64 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 2.75 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 29.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 21.12 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 8.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 38.19 people per 100,000 inhabitants against 34.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 3.76 people per 100,000 inhabitants, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Tajikistan ranks 81st and Turkmenistan ranks 84th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. 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. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.