Pakistan vs Turkey: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Pakistan
1.56 million people
in 2024
Turkey
2.94 million people
in 2024
Pakistan rank
5th
Turkey rank
2nd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Pakistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.94 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 1.38 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.9 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 400,000 people | 1,060 people | 398,940 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.74 million people | 5,630 people | 2.73 million people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 1.65 million people | 16,393 people | 1.64 million people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million people | 4,877 people | 1.55 million people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.55 million people | 1.86 million people | 314,694 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 3.43 million people | 1.79 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Pakistan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 2.94 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Pakistan and Turkey?
- 1.38 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Turkey?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Turkey rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Pakistan ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.