Jordan vs Turkey: Total number of international immigrants

Jordan
5.28 million immigrants
in 2024
Turkey
7.08 million immigrants
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
Turkey rank
11th

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Jordan
  • Turkey
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 7.08 million immigrants against 5.28 million immigrants in Jordan, a difference of 1.80 million immigrants.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Jordan ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 11th of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 1.32 million immigrants 1.19 million immigrants 131,435 immigrants Jordan
2000s 2.03 million immigrants 1.31 million immigrants 719,660 immigrants Jordan
2010s 4.06 million immigrants 2.59 million immigrants 1.47 million immigrants Jordan
2020s 5.11 million immigrants 6.83 million immigrants 1.72 million immigrants Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Jordan or Turkey?
Turkey, at 7.08 million immigrants against 5.28 million immigrants in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Jordan and Turkey?
1.80 million immigrants, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Turkey?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Turkey rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Jordan ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 11th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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