Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Syria

Refugees by country of asylum in Syria in 2024 — 11,635 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 178. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 6,744.1%.

2024 11,635 people −3.13% vs 2023
World rank 90of 178
Period maximum 1.5M people2007
Period minimum 170 people1978

Trend over time

1978–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Syria, 1978–20240500,0001M1.5M2M19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 170 people1979: 200 people1980: 350 people1981: 1,050 people1982: 26,570 people1983: 40,490 people1984: 34,230 people1985: 47,750 people1986: 1,330 people1988: 280 people1990: 4,125 people1991: 4,210 people1992: 6,310 people1993: 38,710 people1994: 40,285 people1995: 36,222 people1996: 27,758 people1997: 22,705 people1998: 20,969 people1999: 6,464 people2000: 3,461 people2001: 3,348 people2002: 2,914 people2003: 3,676 people2004: 15,600 people2005: 26,087 people2006: 702,202 people2007: 1,503,767 people2008: 1,105,693 people2009: 1,054,464 people2010: 1,005,471 people2011: 755,435 people2012: 476,496 people2013: 149,286 people2014: 149,135 people2015: 21,112 people2016: 19,807 people2017: 19,425 people2018: 18,817 people2019: 16,213 people2020: 15,304 people2021: 14,308 people2022: 13,121 people2023: 12,011 people2024: 11,635 people
Change over the period: +11,465 (+6,744.12%) Average annual rate: 9.62 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 11,635 people
World computed 30.92M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 5.9M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
Low-income countries computed 6.86M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 11,635 −376 −3.13%
2023 12,011 −1,110 −8.46%
2022 13,121 −1,187 −8.3%
2021 14,308 −996 −6.51%
2020 15,304 −909 −5.61%
2019 16,213 −2,604 −13.84%
2018 18,817 −608 −3.13%
2017 19,425 −382 −1.93%
2016 19,807 −1,305 −6.18%
2015 21,112 −128,023 −85.84%
2014 149,135 −151 −0.1%
2013 149,286 −327,210 −68.67%
2012 476,496 −278,939 −36.92%
2011 755,435 −250,036 −24.87%
2010 1.01M −48,993 −4.65%
2009 1.05M −51,229 −4.63%
2008 1.11M −398,074 −26.47%
2007 1.5M +801,565 +114.15%
2006 702,202 +676,115 +2,591.77%
2005 26,087 +10,487 +67.22%
2004 15,600 +11,924 +324.37%
2003 3,676 +762 +26.15%
2002 2,914 −434 −12.96%
2001 3,348 −113 −3.26%
2000 3,461 −3,003 −46.46%
1999 6,464 −14,505 −69.17%
1998 20,969 −1,736 −7.65%
1997 22,705 −5,053 −18.2%
1996 27,758 −8,464 −23.37%
1995 36,222 −4,063 −10.09%
1994 40,285 +1,575 +4.07%
1993 38,710 +32,400 +513.47%
1992 6,310 +2,100 +49.88%
1991 4,210 +85 +2.06%
1990 4,125
1988 280
1986 1,330 −46,420 −97.21%
1985 47,750 +13,520 +39.5%
1984 34,230 −6,260 −15.46%
1983 40,490 +13,920 +52.39%
1982 26,570 +25,520 +2,430.48%
1981 1,050 +700 +200%
1980 350 +150 +75%
1979 200 +30 +17.65%
1978 170

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.