Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Syria

Refugees by country of origin in Syria in 2024 — 5,952,156 people. Ranked 200 in the world out of 200. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 495,913%.

2024 5.95M people −6.35% vs 2023
World rank 200of 200
Period maximum 6.85M people2021
Period minimum 20 people1987

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Syria, 1968–202402M4M6M8M19681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 1,200 people1969: 1,200 people1979: 500 people1980: 500 people1981: 505 people1982: 505 people1983: 526 people1984: 529 people1985: 2,599 people1986: 534 people1987: 20 people1988: 881 people1989: 397 people1990: 2,148 people1991: 3,037 people1992: 4,408 people1993: 5,412 people1994: 7,087 people1995: 7,995 people1996: 8,611 people1997: 8,653 people1998: 8,132 people1999: 6,693 people2000: 5,868 people2001: 4,861 people2002: 18,908 people2003: 20,816 people2004: 21,430 people2005: 16,395 people2006: 12,327 people2007: 13,684 people2008: 15,206 people2009: 17,915 people2010: 18,451 people2011: 19,931 people2012: 729,011 people2013: 2,468,323 people2014: 3,887,490 people2015: 4,873,236 people2016: 5,524,511 people2017: 6,310,498 people2018: 6,654,374 people2019: 6,615,249 people2020: 6,702,910 people2021: 6,848,822 people2022: 6,559,699 people2023: 6,355,765 people2024: 5,952,156 people
Change over the period: +5.95M (+495,913%) Average annual rate: 16.41 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 5.95M people
World computed 30.69M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 6.77M people
Western Asia computed 6.7M people
Low-income countries computed 20.85M people
Refugees by country of origin — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5.95M −403,609 −6.35%
2023 6.36M −203,934 −3.11%
2022 6.56M −289,123 −4.22%
2021 6.85M +145,912 +2.18%
2020 6.7M +87,661 +1.33%
2019 6.62M −39,125 −0.59%
2018 6.65M +343,876 +5.45%
2017 6.31M +785,987 +14.23%
2016 5.52M +651,275 +13.36%
2015 4.87M +985,746 +25.36%
2014 3.89M +1.42M +57.5%
2013 2.47M +1.74M +238.59%
2012 729,011 +709,080 +3,557.67%
2011 19,931 +1,480 +8.02%
2010 18,451 +536 +2.99%
2009 17,915 +2,709 +17.82%
2008 15,206 +1,522 +11.12%
2007 13,684 +1,357 +11.01%
2006 12,327 −4,068 −24.81%
2005 16,395 −5,035 −23.5%
2004 21,430 +614 +2.95%
2003 20,816 +1,908 +10.09%
2002 18,908 +14,047 +288.97%
2001 4,861 −1,007 −17.16%
2000 5,868 −825 −12.33%
1999 6,693 −1,439 −17.7%
1998 8,132 −521 −6.02%
1997 8,653 +42 +0.49%
1996 8,611 +616 +7.7%
1995 7,995 +908 +12.81%
1994 7,087 +1,675 +30.95%
1993 5,412 +1,004 +22.78%
1992 4,408 +1,371 +45.14%
1991 3,037 +889 +41.39%
1990 2,148 +1,751 +441.06%
1989 397 −484 −54.94%
1988 881 +861 +4,305%
1987 20 −514 −96.25%
1986 534 −2,065 −79.45%
1985 2,599 +2,070 +391.3%
1984 529 +3 +0.57%
1983 526 +21 +4.16%
1982 505 +0 +0%
1981 505 +5 +1%
1980 500 +0 +0%
1979 500
1969 1,200 +0 +0%
1968 1,200

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.