Syria
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
896000
Immigrant Population
3.6%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
8928000
Emigrant Population
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Syrian Immigrants in the United States
The Syrian immigrant population in the United States doubled to 122,000 during the Syrian civil war, which raged from 2011 into 2024. Still, Syrians were less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. immigrants.
What Do Changes in Turkey and Syria Spell for Kurds Seeking Protection Abroad?
Significant shares of Syrians and Turks seeking asylum in the European Union are of Kurdish origin. The 2025 ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK and the 2024 normalization between Turkey and Syria may reshape Kurdish migration.
From Exile to Return: Rebuilding Lives and States after Conflict
As policymakers seek to phase out protection statuses for displaced Syrians and eventually Ukrainians, this report urges a phased, coordinated approach to status transitions, voluntary return, and reconstruction.
Remittances by Another Measure: The Economic Value of Migrants’ Time Supporting Their Homelands
Diaspora professionals donate time worth billions of dollars to their homelands—a largely invisible contribution that current remittance frameworks fail to count.
The Fragile Yet Unmistakable Long-Term Integration of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
More than a decade into Syria’s civil war, more than 1.4 million Syrians in Jordan faced fragile, partial integration, with return uncertain and donor support declining.
Immigrants from Asia in the United States
Immigrants from Asia in the United States are a fast-growing group that tends to be highly educated. But wide disparities in income and opportunity exist across national- origin communities.
In a Climate Tinderbox, Migration Can Spark Violence
Under what conditions does climate-driven displacement tip from a coping mechanism into a catalyst for violence?
Visual Portrayals of Migrants as Threats or Victims Are Reductive—But Can Have Far-Reaching Impact
Images of migrants as threats or victims dominate public discourse and drive policy, but reductive visual narratives strip individuals of agency and rarely reflect the full human story.
The Complicated Reality of Syrians’ Return
While the fall of the al-Assad regime is a seismic moment, it may be premature for sizable numbers of Syrians to return after years abroad—as some host countries want. Conditions remain unstable and returnees would face major housing shortages and limited access to jobs. Instead of returns, host countries would do well to focus for now on other priorities as regards Syria and Syrian refugees, this short read argues.
Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants in the United States
U.S. immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa are among the most educated of any foreign-born group. Heavy reliance on humanitarian visas reflect the region's ongoing instability.
