Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Jordan

Refugees by country of asylum in Jordan in 2024 — 643,641 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 178. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 1,287,182%.

2024 643,641 people −5.91% vs 2023
World rank 13of 178
Period maximum 715,298 people2018
Period minimum 50 people1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Jordan, 1971–20240200,000400,000600,000800,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 50 people1972: 50 people1978: 80 people1979: 120 people1980: 60 people1981: 80 people1982: 100 people1983: 150 people1984: 400 people1985: 400 people1989: 130 people1990: 640 people1991: 440 people1992: 270 people1993: 465 people1994: 574 people1995: 698 people1996: 870 people1997: 731 people1998: 776 people1999: 1,008 people2000: 1,064 people2001: 1,062 people2002: 1,198 people2003: 1,195 people2004: 1,096 people2005: 962 people2006: 500,225 people2007: 500,273 people2008: 500,406 people2009: 450,752 people2010: 450,908 people2011: 451,000 people2012: 302,700 people2013: 641,904 people2014: 654,131 people2015: 664,110 people2016: 685,188 people2017: 691,015 people2018: 715,298 people2019: 693,668 people2020: 702,461 people2021: 712,823 people2022: 697,761 people2023: 684,066 people2024: 643,641 people
Change over the period: +643,591 (+1,287,182%) Average annual rate: 19.55 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 643,641 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 643,641 −40,425 −5.91%
2023 684,066 −13,695 −1.96%
2022 697,761 −15,062 −2.11%
2021 712,823 +10,362 +1.48%
2020 702,461 +8,793 +1.27%
2019 693,668 −21,630 −3.02%
2018 715,298 +24,283 +3.51%
2017 691,015 +5,827 +0.85%
2016 685,188 +21,078 +3.17%
2015 664,110 +9,979 +1.53%
2014 654,131 +12,227 +1.9%
2013 641,904 +339,204 +112.06%
2012 302,700 −148,300 −32.88%
2011 451,000 +92 +0.02%
2010 450,908 +156 +0.03%
2009 450,752 −49,654 −9.92%
2008 500,406 +133 +0.03%
2007 500,273 +48 +0.01%
2006 500,225 +499,263 +51,898.44%
2005 962 −134 −12.23%
2004 1,096 −99 −8.28%
2003 1,195 −3 −0.25%
2002 1,198 +136 +12.81%
2001 1,062 −2 −0.19%
2000 1,064 +56 +5.56%
1999 1,008 +232 +29.9%
1998 776 +45 +6.16%
1997 731 −139 −15.98%
1996 870 +172 +24.64%
1995 698 +124 +21.6%
1994 574 +109 +23.44%
1993 465 +195 +72.22%
1992 270 −170 −38.64%
1991 440 −200 −31.25%
1990 640 +510 +392.31%
1989 130
1985 400 +0 +0%
1984 400 +250 +166.67%
1983 150 +50 +50%
1982 100 +20 +25%
1981 80 +20 +33.33%
1980 60 −60 −50%
1979 120 +40 +50%
1978 80
1972 50 +0 +0%
1971 50

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.