352,000 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Registered in Jordan

Al-Taj News – The number of refugees and asylum seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Jordan reached 352,553 refugees as of October 1, 2026, with Syrians accounting for approximately 329,000 refugees, representing 93.5%, and 78.8% of them residing outside the camps. The capital, Amman, tops the governorates in terms of their numbers.

According to statistical data issued by the Commission, approximately 277,000 refugees reside in urban areas and governorates, compared with approximately 74,000 refugees inside the camps.

In terms of nationalities, the number of Syrian refugees exceeds 329,000, while Iraqis account for approximately 11,000 of the total registered, Yemenis 6,000, and Sudanese 4,000.

Geographically, the capital, Amman, tops the governorates in terms of the number of registered refugees, with approximately 120,000 refugees, followed by Irbid with approximately 54,000, then Mafraq with approximately 44,000, and Zarqa with approximately 20,000 refugees, while the remaining numbers are distributed across the other governorates.

In the camps, Zaatari Camp hosts approximately 44,000 refugees, while the number of residents in Azraq Camp stands at approximately 30,000 refugees.

The data indicate that children under the age of 18 account for 51% of the total registered refugees, while adults aged between 18 and 59 account for 44%, compared with 3.6% for people aged 60 and above.