Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Refugees by country of origin
Kyrgyzstan
3,400 people
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2,580 people
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
84th
Turkmenistan rank
87th
Refugees by country of origin over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3,400 people against 2,580 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 820 people.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 204 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,488 people | 1,463 people | 6,024 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 2,383 people | 669.5 people | 1,713 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2,789 people | 523.1 people | 2,266 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 3,188 people | 1,546 people | 1,642 people | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of origin, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 3,400 people against 2,580 people in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of origin between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 820 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for refugees by country of origin?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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, not just those who fled that year.