Jordan Refugee Statistics 1960-2023

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Jordan refugee statistics for 2021 was 3,047,612.00, a 1.27% increase from 2020.
  • Jordan refugee statistics for 2020 was 3,009,472.00, a 1.46% increase from 2019.
  • Jordan refugee statistics for 2019 was 2,966,079.00, a 0.28% increase from 2018.
  • Jordan refugee statistics for 2018 was 2,957,877.00, a 2.07% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Turkey 3,759,817.00
Jordan 3,047,612.00
Lebanon 1,328,541.00
Iran 798,343.00
China 303,436.00
Iraq 280,072.00
Malaysia 132,086.00
Thailand 100,510.00
Algeria 97,890.00
South Africa 75,512.00
Mexico 73,448.00
Brazil 61,956.00
Ecuador 56,603.00
Venezuela 39,328.00
Armenia 34,728.00
Serbia 25,644.00
Bulgaria 22,830.00
Russia 10,901.00
Costa Rica 10,224.00
Peru 5,790.00
Paraguay 4,484.00
Romania 4,200.00
Namibia 3,733.00
Libya 3,141.00
Belarus 2,729.00
Azerbaijan 1,676.00
Colombia 1,504.00
Nauru 953.00
Botswana 688.00
Guatemala 479.00
Kazakhstan 352.00
North Macedonia 292.00
Gabon 272.00
Bosnia 240.00
Cuba 199.00
Montenegro 175.00
Dominican Republic 162.00
Albania 109.00
Belize 86.00
Guyana 40.00
Jamaica 31.00
Suriname 29.00
Fiji 18.00
Turkmenistan 16.00
Mauritius 10.00
Jordan Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 3,047,612.00 1.27%
2020 3,009,472.00 1.46%
2019 2,966,079.00 0.28%
2018 2,957,877.00 2.07%
2017 2,897,751.00 1.30%
2016 2,860,679.00 1.86%
2015 2,808,343.00 1.33%
2014 2,771,492.00 2.16%
2013 2,712,877.00 16.07%
2012 2,337,341.00 -3.84%
2011 2,430,580.00 1.56%
2010 2,393,339.00 -1.69%
2009 2,434,485.00 -0.71%
2008 2,452,009.00 2.01%
2007 2,403,763.00 1.92%
2006 2,358,587.00 28.97%
2005 1,828,839.00 2.87%
2004 1,777,765.00 2.09%
2003 1,741,365.00 2.47%
2002 1,699,469.00 2.18%
2001 1,663,289.00 3.27%
2000 1,610,630.00 4.42%
1999 1,542,413.00 3.64%
1998 1,488,225.00 3.49%
1997 1,438,102.00 3.43%
1996 1,390,473.00 4.59%
1995 1,329,466.00 7.18%
1994 1,240,385.00 8.74%
1993 1,140,664.00 9.43%
1992 1,042,393.00 5.33%
1991 989,647.00 4.78%
1990 944,459.00 3.09%
1989 916,143.00 3.63%
1988 884,040.00 2.83%
1987 859,689.00 3.05%
1986 834,271.00 2.79%
1985 811,660.00 2.63%
1984 790,830.00 2.53%
1983 771,284.00 1.94%
1982 756,587.00 2.66%
1981 737,000.00 1.85%
1980 723,611.00 2.39%
1979 706,745.00 2.37%
1978 690,378.00 2.69%
1977 672,301.00 2.84%
1976 653,708.00 2.66%
1975 636,778.00 4.83%
1974 607,430.00 4.30%
1973 582,400.00 4.37%
1972 558,021.00 2.84%
1971 542,599.00 4.15%
1970 520,997.00 4.31%
1969 499,460.00 4.41%
1968 478,369.00 -28.44%
1967 668,453.00 -6.48%
1966 714,763.00 2.45%
1965 697,658.00 2.75%
1964 678,985.00 2.48%
1963 662,525.00 2.73%
1962 644,940.00 1.85%
1961 633,197.00 1.53%
1960 623,660.00 1.53%