UNHCR's Jordan population dashboard records 352,553 registered refugees and asylum-seekers of all nationalities as of 1 October 2026. The total comprises 277,832 people living in urban settings and 74,721 living in camps. The country-of-origin table lists 329,720 Syrians, 11,992 Iraqis, 6,000 Yemenis, 4,167 Sudanese and 674 people of other nationalities.…
352,553 REGISTERED REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS · 277,832 URBAN · 74,721 IN CAMPS · AS OF 1 OCT 2026
Zaatari is a refugee camp in Jordan, located 10 kilometres east of Mafraq, which has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement; it is the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees. It was first opened on 28 July 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the violence in the ongoing Syrian Civil War that erupted in March 2011.
Over the past years, we have scaled up our activities in Lebanon in response to the Syria crisis, improving water and sanitation including solid waste management, and providing emergency cash assistance for refugees and poor Lebanese, helping refugees with legal protection issues, and supporting small businesses. Given the protracted nature of the…
A new UNICEF programme to end the worst forms of child labour in Zarqa and Amman will help hundreds of children to escape from dangerous working environments and return to education and training, as well as providing their families with a package of support to reduce the burden on children to work. The programme, implemented by UNICEF partner Rowad Al…