52,000 Syrians return home since Assad fall — UNHCR

AMMAN — A total of 52,000 Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Jordan have returned home since the fall of the Assad regime on December 8, the government-owned Al Mamlaka TV reported.

Citing a report from the UN refugee agency, Al Mamlaka said that the average number of refugees returning on a daily basis to Syria has reached 372, compared to an average of 180 refugees recorded over the previous week.

The agency said that around 107,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan since the opening of Jaber/Nasibborder crossing in 2018

The UNHCR report said that the demographic composition of the returnees remained largely unchanged compared to previous weeks, with women and girls representing approximately 45 percent of the total number of returning refugees, while children accounted for around 42 per cent, and men of age (18-40 years old) made up around 23 per cent of overall the returnees

UNHCR said that 372,550 Syrian refugees have returned to their country from Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, and other countries since between December 8, 2024 and April 1, 2025. 

The report also indicated that, as of March 27, approximately 1.05 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their homes in Syria, while there are still some 674,000 IDPs within the war-torn country. 

According to official figures, Jordan is home to around 1.3 million Syrians, including nearly 660,000 refugees registered with UNHCR, out of more than 5 million Syrian refugees in Jordan and neighbouring countries.

In its latest figures, the Interior Ministry said that a total of 1,053 registered Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned home from camps, while the number of Syrian returnees outside camps reached 10,262, bringing the total number of refugee departures through the Jaber crossing with Syria to 11,315.

In Jordan, UNHCR data showed that 657,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the agency. Around 177,070 are in Amman, 158,585 in Mafraq, 108,826 in Zarqa and 135,535 in Irbid.

Previously, Jordan closed the Jaber border crossing, which is adjacent to Syria's Nasib crossing, on December 6 due to heightened security concerns in southern Syria at the time. Since then, the Ministry of Interior said it has issued travel regulations for selected groups that are permitted to use the Jaber crossing under certain conditions.

Permitted groups include Jordanian investors with registered commercial capital, bank employees working in Syria, and businessmen who are members of Syrian chambers of industry and commerce.

Jordanian students enrolled at Syrian universities are also allowed to cross, provided they have the necessary academic documents. Official Jordanian delegations, including economic missions, are also permitted.

For Syrians, access is granted to investors and their families holding Jordanian business registrations, as well as Syrians who have obtained Jordanian citizenship.

According to official figures, Jordan is home to around 1.3 million Syrians, including nearly 660,000 refugees registered UNHCR, out of more than 5 million Syrian refugees in Jordan and neighboring countries.

In Jordan, UNHCR data showed that 657,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the agency. Around 177,070 are in Amman, 158,585 in Mafraq, 108,826 in Zarqa and 135,535 in Irbid.