Jordan vs Lebanon: Refugees by country of asylum
Jordan
643,641 people
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642 people
in 2024
Jordan rank
13th
Lebanon rank
11th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Jordan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 758,642 people against 643,641 people in Jordan, a difference of 115,001 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.
Jordan ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75 people | 3,572 people | 3,498 people | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 188.57 people | 3,726 people | 3,537 people | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 647.2 people | 3,152 people | 2,505 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 195,823 people | 18,497 people | 177,326 people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 594,992 people | 710,997 people | 116,005 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 688,150 people | 816,446 people | 128,295 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Jordan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 758,642 people against 643,641 people in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Jordan and Lebanon?
- 115,001 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lebanon?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Lebanon rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Jordan ranks 13th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.