Afghanistan → Türkiye
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Afghanistan
- To
- Türkiye
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 12,732
- Change since 2018
- -71.7%
- Share of all arrivals in Türkiye, 2023
- 6.02%
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Migration from Afghanistan to Türkiye
Inflows of nationals of Afghanistan recorded by Türkiye; stock of nationals of Afghanistan living there; and acquisitions of Türkiye's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2010 | 2,188 |
| 2016 | 27,850 |
| 2017 | 37,747 |
| 2018 | 44,977 |
| 2019 | 47,228 |
| 2020 | 22,868 |
| 2021 | 34,069 |
| 2022 | 21,469 |
| 2023 | 12,732 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 139,251 | — |
| 2023 | 12,732 | 164,131 | — |
| 2022 | 21,469 | 186,160 | — |
| 2021 | 34,069 | 183,567 | — |
| 2020 | 22,868 | 152,230 | — |
| 2019 | 47,228 | 120,409 | — |
| 2018 | 44,977 | 79,640 | — |
| 2017 | 37,747 | 59,902 | — |
| 2016 | 27,850 | 38,483 | — |
| 2015 | — | 33,569 | — |
| 2014 | — | 27,893 | — |
| 2013 | — | 19,539 | — |
| 2012 | — | 10,734 | — |
| 2011 | — | 7,361 | — |
| 2010 | 2,188 | — | — |
Migrant population
People born in Afghanistan who live in Türkiye: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 7,147 |
| 1995 | 9,904 |
| 2000 | 9,620 |
| 2005 | 17,982 |
| 2010 | 29,314 |
| 2015 | 101,893 |
| 2020 | 271,641 |
| 2024 | 332,053 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 332,053
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 4.7%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 5
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Türkiye in Afghanistan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Kabul | kabul-emb.mfa.gov.tr |
| Consulate-general | Herat | — |
| Consulate-general | Mazar-i-Sharif | mserif-bk.mfa.gov.tr |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Türkiye, 2023; Afghanistan ranks 5.
- Russia28,314
- Azerbaijan17,676
- Turkmenistan15,575
- Iran14,495
- Afghanistan12,732
- Uzbekistan10,982
- Kazakhstan10,813
- Germany9,355
- Ukraine8,499
- Iraq7,673
- Kyrgyzstan5,494
- Indonesia4,167
- Germany58,482
- United States35,630
- Canada20,180
- France10,974
- Australia4,275
- Belgium3,934
- Austria3,530
- Switzerland3,466
- Sweden3,125
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