Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
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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 |
Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Iraq | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 81.6% | 15,214 |
Afghanistan | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 6.7% | 1,251 |
Sudan | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 4.3% | 800 |
Others | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 3.8% | 704 |
Yemen | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 1.9% | 361 |
Somalia | UNHCR | 1 May 2023 | 1.7% | 326 |
The decade-long crisis in Syria continues to affect millions of lives. According to the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview, some 15.3 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-April, some 18,656 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.
Date of Funding Data | 28 May 2023 (7 days ago) |
© UNHCR, 10 Feb 2023
This is a summary of what was said by Sivanka Dhanapala, UNHCR Representative in Syria – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. He was speaking from Damascus. Read more
© UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf, 14 Sep 2022
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© UNHCR/Saad Sawas, 15 Jul 2022
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