UNHCR
Refugees from Syria worldwide
The annual number of people from Syria recorded by UNHCR as refugees worldwide, measured in people as a year-end total. The series combines countries of asylum; it is not a census of every Syrian abroad because coverage is limited to registered or otherwise recorded populations and varies by country.
Trend
Latest values
| Period | Area | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,865,764.00 | people |
| 2024 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,952,174.00 | people |
| 2023 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,355,788.00 | people |
| 2022 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,559,736.00 | people |
| 2021 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,848,865.00 | people |
| 2020 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,702,910.00 | people |
| 2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,615,249.00 | people |
| 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,654,374.00 | people |
| 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,310,498.00 | people |
| 2016 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,524,511.00 | people |
| 2015 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,873,236.00 | people |
| 2014 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,887,490.00 | people |
| 2013 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,468,323.00 | people |
| 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic | 729,011.00 | people |
| 2011 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19,931.00 | people |
| 2010 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,451.00 | people |
| 2009 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17,915.00 | people |
| 2008 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15,206.00 | people |
| 2007 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13,684.00 | people |
| 2006 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12,327.00 | people |
| 2005 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16,395.00 | people |
| 2004 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,430.00 | people |
| 2003 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20,816.00 | people |
| 2002 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18,908.00 | people |
| 2001 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,861.00 | people |
| 2000 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,868.00 | people |
| 1999 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,693.00 | people |
| 1998 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,132.00 | people |
| 1997 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,653.00 | people |
| 1996 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,611.00 | people |
| 1995 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,995.00 | people |
| 1994 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7,087.00 | people |
| 1993 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,412.00 | people |
| 1992 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,408.00 | people |
| 1991 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,037.00 | people |
| 1990 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,148.00 | people |
| 1989 | Syrian Arab Republic | 397.00 | people |
| 1988 | Syrian Arab Republic | 881.00 | people |
| 1987 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.00 | people |
| 1986 | Syrian Arab Republic | 534.00 | people |
| 1985 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,599.00 | people |
| 1984 | Syrian Arab Republic | 529.00 | people |
| 1983 | Syrian Arab Republic | 526.00 | people |
| 1982 | Syrian Arab Republic | 505.00 | people |
| 1981 | Syrian Arab Republic | 505.00 | people |
| 1980 | Syrian Arab Republic | 500.00 | people |
| 1979 | Syrian Arab Republic | 500.00 | people |
| 1969 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,200.00 | people |
| 1968 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,200.00 | people |
Citation
How to cite this data
Syria Data Observatory, “Refugees 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-refugees-from-syria.
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