Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Syria
Syria: Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country was 357,985 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Syria, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syria recorded 357,985 for refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Syria peaked at 631,111 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 357,985, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387,526 | — |
| 2001 | 391,651 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 405,601 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 413,827 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 421,737 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 432,048 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 442,363 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 451,467 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 461,897 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 472,109 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 496,000 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 510,444 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 528,711 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 569,645 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 591,780 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 604,689 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 618,128 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 631,111 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 560,139 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 562,312 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 568,730 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 575,234 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 581,018 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 586,842 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 582,746 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 357,985 | -38.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -38.6% | 582,746 | 357,985 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 428,023 | 387,526 | 472,109 | 10 |
| 2010s | 567,296 | 496,000 | 631,111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 542,092 | 357,985 | 586,842 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More population data for Syria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.149 (2100)
- Population density 237.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.149 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0104 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Syria?
- Refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country in Syria was 357,985 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 631,111 in 2017.
- What is the lowest refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,985 in 2025.
- How does Syria rank for refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country?
- Syria ranks 3rd out of 4 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under unrwa mandate, by host country rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Refugees under UNRWA mandate, by host country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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