Jordan

Jordan currently hosts around 755,000 registered refugees. The majority are Syrians, with approximately 664,000 Syrians registered, although the real total of Syrians is estimated at around 1.3 million when those  not registered are taken into account.?Other countries of origin include Iraq (68,000), Yemen (15,000) and Sudan (6,000).?

The Syrian refugee population in Jordan is young, with 48% of the population aged below 15. Some 4% are aged 60 and over.?

83% of Syrian refugees in Jordan live in urban areas and in poverty - 85% live below the poverty line (USD 96 per person a month).?Syrian refugees living outside of camps spend more than two-thirds of their monthly household budget on shelter, leaving few resources for food, health or education. Child labour, violence and early marriage are particular concerns.?In 2018, Jordan cancelled subsidised services for people living outside the refugee camps.?Syrian refugees account for nearly 10% of Jordan’s population, placing substantial pressure on its over-stretched resources at one of the most difficult economic periods in the country’s history. Nationwide, 5.7% of Jordanian households are considered vulnerable to food insecurity. Over 14% of the population lives below the poverty line and a third is considered transient poor.?

INFORM measures Jordan's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster to be medium, at 4.1/10.?