Overview
In early 2024, Jordan hosted some 710,000 refugees of different nationalities registered with UNHCR. They come predominantly from Syria, while there are also large groups from Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia. Some 82 per cent of them live outside of refugee camps and close to 50 per cent are children. UNHCR’s key areas of work include protection activities such as access to documentation and legal assistance; cash assistance for the most vulnerable refugees; access to healthcare, education; livelihoods; community empowerment and outreach; and camp coordination in Zaatari and Azraq camps. In addition to implementing its mandated activities of protection and seeking solutions, UNHCR in Jordan actively coordinates all actors involved in the refugee response through the Jordan Strategic Humanitarian Committee, also known as JoSH. UNHCR maintains a robust presence in Jordan through four offices in Amman, Mafraq, Azraq and Irbid, in addition to three urban registration centres in Amman, Irbid and Mafraq, and some 500 staff.
Total Number of Registered Refugees
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689,880
Last updated 30 Sep 2024
Source - UNHCR
Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Syrian Arab Rep. | UNHCR | 30 Sep 2024 | 90.0% | 621,182 |
Iraq | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2024 | 7.2% | 49,793 |
Yemen | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2024 | 1.8% | 12,755 |
Sudan | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2024 | 0.7% | 4,934 |
Others | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2024 | 0.1% | 748 |
Somalia | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2024 | 0.1% | 468 |
Registered Refugees by Age and Gender
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Source - UNHCR
Latest Documents
2024 UNHCR Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Jordan at a glance
DocumentCreate date: 18 September 2024 (23 days ago)
Jordan Operational Update - August 2024
DocumentCreate date: 18 September 2024 (23 days ago)
Jordan: Communication with Communities Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
Jordan: Helpline Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
Jordan: Resettlement Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
Eighth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Intentions on Return To Syria
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Eighth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Intentions on Return To Syria
Publish date: 23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Sixth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions & Intentions on Return to Syria
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Sixth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions & Intentions on Return to Syria
Publish date: 26 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Create date: 26 March 2021 (3 years ago)
JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Host Communities
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JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Host Communities
Publish date: 3 June 2024 (4 months ago)
Create date: 3 June 2024 (4 months ago)
JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Camps
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JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Camps
Publish date: 3 June 2024 (4 months ago)
Create date: 3 June 2024 (4 months ago)
Jordan: Socioeconomic situations of refugees in Jordan_Q4 2023
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Since 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan has been conducting quarterly assessments of the socio-economic conditions of refugees. This effort involves collecting ...
Publish date: 29 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Create date: 29 February 2024 (7 months ago)
UNHCR Socio-economic situation of refugees in Jordan Q2 2023
DocumentCreate date: 20 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Impact of global shocks on refugees in Jordan
DocumentCreate date: 25 September 2023 (1 year ago)
2024 UNHCR Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Jordan at a glance
DocumentCreate date: 18 September 2024 (23 days ago)
Jordan Operational Update - August 2024
DocumentCreate date: 18 September 2024 (23 days ago)
Jordan: Communication with Communities Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
Jordan: Helpline Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
Jordan: Resettlement Dashboard (August 2024)
DocumentCreate date: 17 September 2024 (24 days ago)
External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 15 February 2024
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External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 15 February 2024
Publish date: 21 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Create date: 21 February 2024 (7 months ago)
External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 August 2023
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External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 August 2023
Publish date: 5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 July 2023
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External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 July 2023
Publish date: 7 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 7 August 2023 (1 year ago)
External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 30 June 2023
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External Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 30 June 2023
Publish date: 11 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 11 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 May 2023
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Statistical Report on UNHCR Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers Jordan as of 31 May 2023
Publish date: 7 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 7 June 2023 (1 year ago)
UNHCR Jordan: 2023 Basic Needs Cash Assistance Post Distribution Monitoring Report
DocumentCreate date: 9 May 2024 (5 months ago)
Jordan: Year in Review 2023
DocumentCreate date: 18 January 2024 (8 months ago)
UNHCR 2022-2023 Regional Winterization Programme Progress Report - Syria and Iraq Situations
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UNHCR 2022-2023 Regional Winterization Programme Progress Report - Syria and Iraq Situations
Publish date: 21 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 21 February 2023 (1 year ago)
UNHCR 2022-2023 Regional Winterization Programme Final Report - Syria and Iraq Situation
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UNHCR 2022-2023 Regional Winterization Programme Final Report - Syria and Iraq Situation
Publish date: 21 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 21 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Mid-Year Regional Cash Assistance Update - (January - June 2022)
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Mid-Year Regional Cash Assistance Update - (January - June 2022)
Publish date: 31 August 2022 (2 years ago)
Create date: 1 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Health Access and Utilization Survey 2023 Report (Syrian Refugees In Non Camp Settings)
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Health Access and Utilization Survey 2023 Report (Syrian Refugees In Non Camp Settings)
Publish date: 14 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Create date: 14 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Health Access and Utilization Survey 2023 Report (Non-Syrian Refugees)
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Health Access and Utilization Survey 2023 Report (Non-Syrian Refugees)
Publish date: 14 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Create date: 14 February 2024 (7 months ago)
Eighth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Intentions on Return To Syria
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Eighth Regional Survey on Syrian Refugees’ Perceptions and Intentions on Return To Syria
Publish date: 23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Create date: 23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
2018 Post distribution Monitoring (PDM) Report – Multi Purpose Cash Assistance in UNHCR Jordan
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Update
Publish date: 7 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Create date: 7 March 2019 (5 years ago)
UNHCR Jordan Multi-Year Strategy 2023-2025 Summary
DocumentCreate date: 8 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Jordan Operational Update - July 2024
DocumentCreate date: 20 August 2024 (1 month ago)
Jordan Operational Update - June 2024
DocumentCreate date: 18 July 2024 (2 months ago)
Jordan Operational Update - May 2024
DocumentCreate date: 25 June 2024 (3 months ago)
Jordan Operational Update - April 2024
DocumentCreate date: 23 May 2024 (4 months ago)
Jordan Operational Update - March 2024
DocumentCreate date: 21 April 2024 (5 months ago)
Related situation
The current page includes information on ALL refugees registered with UNHCR in Jordan. For information specific only to Syrian refugees in Jordan, please refer to the Jordan sub-page under the Syria Regional Refugee Response.
Key Documents
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JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Host Communities
JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Host CommunitiesPublish date: 3 June 2024
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JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Camps
JORDAN : 2024 VAF Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in CampsPublish date: 3 June 2024
Highlights
- Due to declining humanitarian funding, UNHCR has been forced to reduce assistance in 2024. This impacted some of its key activities including the basic needs cash assistance programme. UNHCR was forced to reduce the number of cash beneficiaries in communities as of April and the transfer amount by 25 per cent as of May 2024. In August, thanks to slightly increased donor funding, UNHCR restored the transfer value in communities to the original amount. Cash assistance in refugee camps remained unchanged throughout. The Agency has redoubled its efforts to sustain and/or reverse the level of donor funding. (2024)
- UNHCR is constantly innovating its approaches to enhance efficiency of its operation in Jordan. The shift from ATM cards to mobile wallets for its cash assistance reduces the monthly costs by more than half (56 per cent). As of early 2024, over 70 per cent of the UNHCR cash assistance recipients use mobile wallets. UNHCR also recently doubled the share of electric vehicles in its fleet in Jordan. E-vehicles not only help lower the carbon footprint of the operation but also reduce its energy costs. (April 2024)
Links
1. UNHCR Jordan website | |
JORDAN : 2024 Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Camps (VAF) [Dashboard] . | |
JORDAN : 2024 Socio-Economic Survey on Refugees in Host Communities (VAF) [Dashboard]. | |
UNHCR Jordan: 2023 Basic Needs Cash Assistance Post Distribution Monitoring Report | |
UNHCR Jordan: 2023 Basic Needs Cash Assistance Post Distribution Monitoring Report |
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Contact Information
Type of query | Contact |
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External Relations | Roland Schoenbauer schoenb@unhcr.org Yelena Sim sim@unhcr.org |
Media | Batool Ghaith ghaithb@unhcr.org |