Saudi Arabia → Türkiye
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Saudi Arabia
- To
- Türkiye
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,048
- Change since 2018
- -39.9%
- Share of all arrivals in Türkiye, 2023
- 0.50%
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Migration from Saudi Arabia to Türkiye
Inflows of nationals of Saudi Arabia recorded by Türkiye; stock of nationals of Saudi Arabia living there; and acquisitions of Türkiye's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2016 | 759 |
| 2017 | 1,538 |
| 2018 | 1,745 |
| 2019 | 2,321 |
| 2020 | 377 |
| 2021 | 533 |
| 2022 | 1,539 |
| 2023 | 1,048 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 3,747 | — |
| 2023 | 1,048 | 3,462 | — |
| 2022 | 1,539 | 3,031 | — |
| 2021 | 533 | 1,862 | — |
| 2020 | 377 | 4,770 | — |
| 2019 | 2,321 | 3,488 | — |
| 2018 | 1,745 | 2,436 | — |
| 2017 | 1,538 | 1,354 | — |
| 2016 | 759 | 941 | — |
| 2015 | — | 551 | — |
| 2014 | — | 284 | — |
| 2013 | — | 117 | — |
| 2012 | — | 107 | — |
| 2011 | — | 69 | — |
| 2010 | 18 | — | — |
Migrant population
People born in Saudi Arabia who live in Türkiye: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 3,312 |
| 1995 | 3,838 |
| 2000 | 4,363 |
| 2005 | 7,122 |
| 2010 | 10,027 |
| 2015 | 13,612 |
| 2020 | 51,517 |
| 2024 | 61,221 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 61,221
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 0.86%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 13
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Türkiye in Saudi Arabia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Riyadh | riyadh-emb.mfa.gov.tr |
| Consulate-general | Jeddah | cidde-bk.mfa.gov.tr |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Türkiye, 2023; Saudi Arabia ranks 34.
- Russia28,314
- Azerbaijan17,676
- Turkmenistan15,575
- Iran14,495
- Afghanistan12,732
- Uzbekistan10,982
- Kazakhstan10,813
- Germany9,355
- Ukraine8,499
- Iraq7,673
- Kyrgyzstan5,494
- Indonesia4,167
- Japan552
- Australia550
- United States520
- Germany465
- South Korea428
- Canada235
- Switzerland230
- Netherlands125
- France118
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