Pakistan vs Türkiye: Refugees by country of asylum
Pakistan
1.56 million people
in 2024
Türkiye
2.94 million people
in 2024
Pakistan rank
5th
Türkiye rank
2nd
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Pakistan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.94 million people against 1.56 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 1.38 million people.
That makes Türkiye'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 Türkiye ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Türkiye | 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 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1.64 million people | 3.43 million people | 1.79 million people | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Pakistan or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, 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 between Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 1.38 million people, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Türkiye rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Pakistan ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. 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. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.