Internal displacement in Turkey
Turkey: Internal displacement was 538,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
538,000
Change on year
down 34.5%
World rank
27th
of 210 countries
All-time high
822,000
in 2023
All-time low
52
in 2022
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Internal displacement in Turkey, 2019–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, internal displacement in Turkey stood at 538,000.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and up 25,519.0% over ten years.
That places Turkey 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Internal displacement in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,100 | — |
| 2020 | 44,000 | +1995.2% |
| 2021 | 11,000 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 52 | -99.5% |
| 2023 | 822,000 | +1580669.2% |
| 2024 | 538,000 | -34.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 538,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39, 13794.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,100 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 1 |
| 2020s | 283,010 | 52 | 822,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internal displacement in Turkey?
- Internal displacement in Turkey was 538,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internal displacement recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 822,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest internal displacement recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for internal displacement?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internal displacement rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,519.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internal displacement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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