Khaberni - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees stated that the number of Syrian refugees registered in the Kingdom decreased by over 30% last year.
Since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime on December 8, 2024, until the first week of January, the number of those who returned from Jordan to Syria reached 178,000.
According to the Commission, throughout the year 2025, the monthly return rates varied, but the peak was in July, with an estimated 28,000 returnees.
The demographic composition of returnees remained stable throughout 2025, with an almost equal distribution between women and men, and children accounting for about 43%, while men aged between 18 and 40 years comprised approximately 19% of the total returnees.
In the same context, the Commission estimated the number of returnees to Syria from other countries at 1,346,485 Syrians since the political transition there, including over 440,000 refugees registered with the Commission from Turkey, 437,586 from Lebanon, 178,000 from Jordan, and 6,988 from Iraq.
Furthermore, 28,897 Syrian refugees in Egypt have applied for the termination of their refugee status.
Last year, the Commission supported the returning refugees by providing advice, information exchange, awareness, legal aid, transportation, and financial assistance.
This includes over 3,200 refugees who received cash assistance since the launch of the pilot program for voluntary return in September, noting that the return process is closely coordinated with the UN High Commissioner in Syria to support refugees upon their final arrival.
In 2025, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees reached more than 55,000 refugees to provide assistance in voluntary return, and through various digital channels, over half a million people received information related to the return.
The Commission expects that the number of registered refugees in Jordan will decrease by the end of 2026 to an approximate 290,000 refugees, with Syrians making up 92% of them, while the remaining 8% consists of other nationalities including Iraqis, Sudanese, Yemenis, and others.
Most refugees live outside the camps, with only 18% residing in organized camps.
