Turkey vs Uganda: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled

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, gaps filled over time

  • Turkey
  • Uganda
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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, gaps filled, 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, gaps filled 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, gaps filled?
Turkey ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 7,634 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

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.