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The Claim

Since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, over 1.3 million Syrians have sought refuge in Jordan.

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The Short Version

The 1.3 million figure is well-supported as the total number of Syrians who have come to Jordan since 2011, according to the Jordanian government, ACAPS, UNESCO, and other credible sources. However, this figure includes both UNHCR-registered refugees (~396,000–404,000 as of early 2026) and an estimated 640,000 unregistered individuals. Significant voluntary returns to Syria since late 2024 mean the current population is substantially lower than the cumulative total the claim implies.

Caveats

  • The 1.3 million figure combines UNHCR-registered refugees with a large unregistered population; the registered count alone has never reached 1.3 million and currently stands at roughly 396,000–404,000.
  • Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, making the 1.3 million a historical cumulative figure rather than a current count.
  • The Jordanian government's estimate of 1.3–1.4 million Syrians may include economic migrants and individuals with other legal statuses, not exclusively those who fled the conflict.

The Receipts

  1. Country - Jordan - Operational Data Portal - UNHCR

    UNHCR

  2. Jordan: Country Factsheet (January 2026) - ReliefWeb

    ReliefWeb

  3. Jordan Operational Update - December 2025 - ReliefWeb

    ReliefWeb

  4. humanitarian appeal for the refugee response in jordan - United Nations Population Fund

    United Nations Population Fund

  5. Jordan | ACAPS

    ACAPS

  6. Jordan - European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

    European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

  7. Syrian refugees in Jordan: A decade and counting - Brookings Institution

    Brookings Institution

  8. UNHCR: Approximately 427000 Registered Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Jordan as of February 2026

    Al-Mamlaka TV (via Google Search Snippet)

  9. UNHCR: Nearly 427,000 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Registered in Jordan by February 2026 | موقع عمان نت

    موقع عمان نت (Amman Net)

  10. UNHCR: 52,000 Syrian refugees return from Jordan since the fall of defunct regime

    SANA

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Filed Under

JordanSyriaSyrian Civil WarUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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