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IDPs in Syria

Refugees in Syria

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People in Need in Syria JSON 
14,560,823
Last updated 31 Dec 2021
Source - Syria Humanitarian Response Plan
IDPs Population in Syria JSON 
6,754,237
Last updated 31 May 2022
Source - UNHCR, OCHA
IDP Returnees in Syria JSON 
83,913
Last updated 31 Aug 2022
Source - Syria Humanitarian Response Plan 
IDPs in Syria by Governorate JSON 
IDPs in Syria by Governorate
Location name Source Data date Population
Aleppo UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  18.8% 		1,267,862
Homs UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  4.4% 		299,525
Ar-Raqqa UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  2.1% 		144,787
Idleb UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  28.1% 		1,899,293
Hama UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  3.2% 		214,036
Rural Damascus UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  16.2% 		1,097,352
Damascus UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  8.9% 		600,097
Quneitra UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  0.1% 		3,418
Dar'a UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  1.0% 		68,792
Tartous UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  2.7% 		180,735
As-Sweida UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  1.1% 		70,931
Lattakia UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  6.6% 		447,947
Al-Hasakeh UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  4.5% 		305,648
Deir-ez-Zor UNHCR, OCHA 31 May 2022
  2.3% 		153,814

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Refugees and Asylum seekers by country of origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Iraq UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  84.9% 		19,335
Afghanistan UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  5.3% 		1,214
Sudan UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  3.6% 		824
Others UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  3.2% 		718
Somalia UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  1.5% 		351
Yemen UNHCR 31 Jul 2022
  1.4% 		327


Refugees and Asylum seekers by Age and Gender JSON 
Source - UNHCR
Self-organized Refugee Returns to Syria 2016-2022 JSON 
336,496
Last updated 31 Aug 2022
Source - UNHCR 
Self-organized Refugee Returns to Syria by Year JSON 
* The numbers reported are only those verified or monitored by UNHCR and do not reflect the entire number of returns, which may be significantly higher.
  Latest Documents
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    UNHCR Syria Factsheet - January 2023

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    UNHCR in Syria provides protection services and humanitarian assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees, stateless people, and vulnerable host community memb...
    Publish date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Operational Update - December 2022

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    The Syria crisis is currently in its twelfth year. The UN estimates that 15.3 million people need humanitarian assistance across the country, a 5 per cent increase from the previous year.
    Publish date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
    Create date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Registered (Refugees and asylum-seekers) January - September 2022

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    Registration of people seeking international protection is critical, as it enables the early identification of individuals with specific needs and their referral to available protection responses. Add...
    Publish date: 16 January 2023 (16 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Mental Health and Psychosocial Support January - September 2022

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    The mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) approach of UNHCR Syria is aligned with UNHCR’s operational guidance on MHPSS and Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines. Multi-layered intervent...
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    UNHCR Syria Gender-Based Violance (GBV) Prevention and Response January- September 2022

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    UNHCR’s survivor-centred approach to gender-based violence (GBV) case management seeks to empower the survivor by prioritizing the survivor’s rights, needs and wishes. This is done through ensuring th...
    Publish date: 16 January 2023 (16 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Achievements - September 2022

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    Publish date: 17 November 2022 (2 months ago)
    Create date: 19 November 2022 (2 months ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Achievements - Jun 2022

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    UNHCR Syria - Key Figures and Achievements
    Publish date: 30 June 2022 (7 months ago)
    Create date: 14 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Achievements - March 2022

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    UNHCR Syria Achievements and Key Figures
    Publish date: 31 March 2022 (10 months ago)
    Create date: 14 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Achievements- December 2021

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    UNHCR Syria - Key Figures and Achievements 2021
    Publish date: 31 December 2021 (1 year ago)
    Create date: 14 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR - Syria Presence Map

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    UNHCR - Syria Presence Map
    Publish date: 16 October 2022 (3 months ago)
    Create date: 16 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Population of Concern Overview Map - 31 July 2022

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    Publish date: 1 August 2022 (6 months ago)
    Create date: 13 September 2022 (4 months ago)
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    UNHCR - Syria Partner Presence Map- 2022

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    UNHCR - Syria Partner Presence Map- 2022
    Publish date: 30 June 2022 (7 months ago)
    Create date: 16 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Factsheet - January 2023

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    UNHCR in Syria provides protection services and humanitarian assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees, stateless people, and vulnerable host community memb...
    Publish date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
    Create date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Operational Update - December 2022

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    The Syria crisis is currently in its twelfth year. The UN estimates that 15.3 million people need humanitarian assistance across the country, a 5 per cent increase from the previous year.
    Publish date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
    Create date: 30 January 2023 (2 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Registered (Refugees and asylum-seekers) January - September 2022

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    Registration of people seeking international protection is critical, as it enables the early identification of individuals with specific needs and their referral to available protection responses. Add...
    Publish date: 16 January 2023 (16 days ago)
    Create date: 16 January 2023 (15 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Mental Health and Psychosocial Support January - September 2022

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    The mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) approach of UNHCR Syria is aligned with UNHCR’s operational guidance on MHPSS and Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines. Multi-layered intervent...
    Publish date: 16 January 2023 (16 days ago)
    Create date: 16 January 2023 (15 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria Gender-Based Violance (GBV) Prevention and Response January- September 2022

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    UNHCR’s survivor-centred approach to gender-based violence (GBV) case management seeks to empower the survivor by prioritizing the survivor’s rights, needs and wishes. This is done through ensuring th...
    Publish date: 16 January 2023 (16 days ago)
    Create date: 16 January 2023 (15 days ago)
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    UNHCR Syria: 2022 Strategy and Response Plan Overview

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    In 2022, UNHCR’s engagement maintains emergency response capacity and assistance to IDPs in protracted displacement, in parallel to strengthening access to protection and enhancing resilience of commu...
    Publish date: 31 March 2022 (10 months ago)
    Create date: 14 October 2022 (3 months ago)
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    Overview of Syria operation

    The decade-long crisis in Syria continues to affect millions of lives. According to the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview, some 14.6 million people need humanitarian assistance, a 9 per cent increase from the previous year. There are an estimated 6.7 million people internally displaced across the country. In addition, as of end-June, some 20,200 refugees and asylum-seekers were registered with UNHCR in Syria. UNHCR provides protection and assistance to refugees, internally displaced people, returnees and stateless people based on identified needs and vulnerabilities.

    Funding Status (2022)
    465.210.516,00 US$
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 8 December 2022 (1 month ago)
    Regional Documents
    High Commissioner visits UNHCR vocational training centre in Aleppo
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    Everyone has a right to safety, and to access food – UNHCR’s Grandi’s message from Syria

    © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf, 14 Sep 2022

    DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urged much more support to address the staggering humanitarian needs in Syria after a visit to the country that ended today. Read more

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    From internally displaced to businesswoman: a story of resilience, hope and gratefulness

    © UNHCR/Saad Sawas, 15 Jul 2022

    After having fled her home with her family eight years, ago, Amina, mother of six, decided recently to return with her children to her home in Ar-Rastan city, Homs Governorate. The sole breadwinner of her family, Amina, a bright, optimistic and energetic 43-year old, decided to start her own busine... Read more

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    Deir-ez-Zor residents find help to rebuild lives from the city’s ruins

    By Vivian Tou’meh in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria, 11 May 2022

    After years of fighting destroyed much of eastern Syria’s largest city and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, UNHCR is helping families get back on their feet. Standing beside their parched fields on the once fertile banks of the Euphrates River outside Deir-ez-Zor, eastern Syria’s lar... Read more

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    Contacts

    Please contact the following focal points

    Type of Inquiry Contact
    Information Management (Data) abdullsa@unhcr.org
    jabasseh@unhcr.org
    murad@unhcr.org
    Map & Geodata alkassem@unhcr.org