UNHCR
Asylum applications from Syria worldwide
UNHCR annual asylum application total. Procedural detail from the source rows is preserved in the raw record payload and the published value is summed by year and country scope.
Trend
Latest values
| Period | Area | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72,014.00 | people |
| 2024 | Syrian Arab Republic | 181,407.00 | people |
| 2023 | Syrian Arab Republic | 217,676.00 | people |
| 2022 | Syrian Arab Republic | 165,164.00 | people |
| 2021 | Syrian Arab Republic | 143,706.00 | people |
| 2020 | Syrian Arab Republic | 81,139.00 | people |
| 2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | 91,293.00 | people |
| 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 126,367.00 | people |
| 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 125,709.00 | people |
| 2016 | Syrian Arab Republic | 357,613.00 | people |
| 2015 | Syrian Arab Republic | 416,866.00 | people |
| 2014 | Syrian Arab Republic | 174,936.00 | people |
| 2013 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70,561.00 | people |
| 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35,240.00 | people |
| 2011 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14,216.00 | people |
| 2010 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,350.00 | people |
| 2009 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,043.00 | people |
| 2008 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,939.00 | people |
| 2007 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,635.00 | people |
| 2006 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,713.00 | people |
| 2005 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,077.00 | people |
| 2004 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,228.00 | people |
| 2003 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,322.00 | people |
| 2002 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,404.00 | people |
| 2001 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,187.00 | people |
| 2000 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,144.00 | people |
Citation
How to cite this data
Syria Data Observatory, “Asylum applications from Syria worldwide”. Dataset: UNHCR Syria displacement, asylum, and demographic statistics. Original source: UNHCR. Version: 20260810023001-ca5c4ebf77d7. Last source check: 2026-08-24. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/unhcr-asylum-applications-origin.
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