UNHCR
Returned refugees from Syria worldwide
The annual number of refugees from Syria whose return during the year is recorded by UNHCR, measured in people at national level. This is an annual flow rather than a year-end stock, and it does not by itself establish that return was safe, voluntary, or sustainable.
Trend
Latest values
| Period | Area | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,341,148.00 | people |
| 2024 | Syrian Arab Republic | 512,718.00 | people |
| 2023 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37,552.00 | people |
| 2022 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51,299.00 | people |
| 2021 | Syrian Arab Republic | 36,486.00 | people |
| 2020 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38,563.00 | people |
| 2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | 94,981.00 | people |
| 2018 | Syrian Arab Republic | 210,946.00 | people |
| 2017 | Syrian Arab Republic | 77,212.00 | people |
| 2016 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2015 | Syrian Arab Republic | 188.00 | people |
| 2014 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2013 | Syrian Arab Republic | 140,761.00 | people |
| 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic | 68,573.00 | people |
| 2011 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2010 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2009 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2008 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.00 | people |
| 2007 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.00 | people |
| 2006 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.00 | people |
| 2005 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.00 | people |
| 2004 | Syrian Arab Republic | 158.00 | people |
| 2003 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2002 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2001 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 2000 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1999 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1998 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1997 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1996 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1995 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1994 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.00 | people |
| 1993 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1992 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1991 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1990 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1989 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1988 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1987 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1986 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70.00 | people |
| 1985 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1984 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1983 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1982 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,000.00 | people |
| 1981 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1980 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1979 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1969 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
| 1968 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.00 | people |
Citation
How to cite this data
Syria Data Observatory, “Returned 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-returned-refugees-syria.
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