Refugees & Migration
Jordan hosts one of the largest refugee populations in the world relative to its size.
Key figures
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Refugees hosted in Jordan
436,226 people -
Asylum seekers
8,068 people -
Refugees from Syria
420,835 people -
Refugees from Iraq
8,900 people -
Refugees from Yemen
2,681 people
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 640 |
| 1991 | 440 |
| 1992 | 270 |
| 1993 | 465 |
| 1994 | 574 |
| 1995 | 698 |
| 1996 | 870 |
| 1997 | 731 |
| 1998 | 776 |
| 1999 | 1,008 |
| 2000 | 1,064 |
| 2001 | 1,062 |
| 2002 | 1,198 |
| 2003 | 1,195 |
| 2004 | 1,096 |
| 2005 | 962 |
| 2006 | 500,225 |
| 2007 | 500,273 |
| 2008 | 500,406 |
| 2009 | 450,752 |
| 2010 | 450,908 |
| 2011 | 451,000 |
| 2012 | 302,700 |
| 2013 | 641,904 |
| 2014 | 654,131 |
| 2015 | 664,110 |
| 2016 | 685,188 |
| 2017 | 691,015 |
| 2018 | 715,298 |
| 2019 | 693,668 |
| 2020 | 702,461 |
| 2021 | 712,823 |
| 2022 | 697,761 |
| 2023 | 684,066 |
| 2024 | 643,641 |
| 2025 | 436,226 |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7,865 |
| 2001 | 5,293 |
| 2002 | 3,781 |
| 2003 | 6,728 |
| 2004 | 12,450 |
| 2005 | 16,563 |
| 2006 | 19,233 |
| 2007 | 350 |
| 2008 | 668 |
| 2009 | 599 |
| 2010 | 2,137 |
| 2011 | 4,968 |
| 2012 | 2,934 |
| 2013 | 4,383 |
| 2014 | 18,776 |
| 2015 | 24,906 |
| 2016 | 35,600 |
| 2017 | 43,809 |
| 2018 | 52,536 |
| 2019 | 51,283 |
| 2020 | 49,686 |
| 2021 | 47,197 |
| 2022 | 45,177 |
| 2023 | 39,775 |
| 2024 | 31,747 |
| 2025 | 8,068 |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 40 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 41 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2009 | 138 |
| 2010 | 198 |
| 2011 | 193 |
| 2012 | 238,798 |
| 2013 | 585,304 |
| 2014 | 623,112 |
| 2015 | 628,223 |
| 2016 | 648,836 |
| 2017 | 653,031 |
| 2018 | 676,283 |
| 2019 | 654,692 |
| 2020 | 662,790 |
| 2021 | 672,952 |
| 2022 | 660,892 |
| 2023 | 649,091 |
| 2024 | 611,473 |
| 2025 | 420,835 |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15 |
| 1991 | 310 |
| 1992 | 160 |
| 1993 | 62 |
| 1994 | 269 |
| 1995 | 415 |
| 1996 | 654 |
| 1997 | 533 |
| 1998 | 676 |
| 1999 | 887 |
| 2000 | 919 |
| 2001 | 942 |
| 2002 | 1,069 |
| 2003 | 965 |
| 2004 | 889 |
| 2005 | 754 |
| 2006 | 500,000 |
| 2007 | 500,000 |
| 2008 | 500,000 |
| 2009 | 450,000 |
| 2010 | 450,000 |
| 2011 | 450,000 |
| 2012 | 63,037 |
| 2013 | 55,509 |
| 2014 | 29,263 |
| 2015 | 33,256 |
| 2016 | 33,118 |
| 2017 | 34,037 |
| 2018 | 34,626 |
| 2019 | 34,336 |
| 2020 | 34,318 |
| 2021 | 34,204 |
| 2022 | 30,835 |
| 2023 | 28,871 |
| 2024 | 25,710 |
| 2025 | 8,900 |
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UNHCR Refugee Data Finder · CC BY 4.0