Latest statistics on Syrian refugees in Iraq and Kurdistan Region

Issued by: UNHCR
Date: 31.01.2019
Follow-up: ARK News

- Total number: 252451 people
- Number of families: 79,778 families

-Distribution and percentages - inside and outside camps
94387 living in the camps -37%
158064 living outside camps -63%

- Distribution of Syrian refugees in Iraq by provinces:

1-Erbil: 128,505 people (43112 families) - 50.90% of the total number of Syrian refugees in Iraq are distributed as follows:
- Erbil - outside the camps: 97956 people (35916 families) - equivalent to 38.80% of the total refugees.
- Dar Shukran camp: 11770 people (2,658 families) - equivalent to 4.66% of the total number of refugees.
- Qushtapa camp: 8128 people (1994 families) - equivalent to 3.22% of the total number of refugees.
- Kawergosik camp: 7788 people (1917 families) - equivalent to 3.08% of total refugees
- Basirma camp: 2863 people (627 families) - equivalent to 1.13% of the total number of refugees.

2-Duhok Governorate: 88447 people (24478 families) - 35.04% of the total number of Syrian refugees in Iraq are distributed as follows:
- Duhok outside the camps: 33860 people (11036 families) - equivalent to 13.41% of the total refugees.
- Domiz camp 1: 33,977 people (8574 families) - equivalent to 13.46% of the total number of refugees.
- Domiz 2: 10574 people (2552 families) - equivalent to 4.19% of the total refugees.
- Gwelan camp: 8934 people (2037 families) - equivalent to 3.54% of the total number of refugees.
- Akre camp: 1102 people (279 families) - equivalent to 0.44% of the total number of refugees.

Distribution according to Place of Origin:

1- Erbil Governorate:

- Hasaka Governorate: 28.9%
-Damascus Governorate: 4.3%
- Aleppo Governorate: 15.4%
- Raqqa Governorate: 2.3%

2- Duhok Governorate:

- Hasaka Governorate: 27%
-Damascus Governorate: 5%
- Aleppo Governorate: 3.2%
- Al-Raqqa Governorate: 0.1%

3 - Governorate of Sulaimaniyah:

- Hasaka Governorate: 4.9%
- Damascus Governorate: 0.4%
- Aleppo Governorate: 6.9%
- Al-Raqqa Governorate: 0.8%

4 - Other sites:

- Deir al-Zour Governorate: 0.8%

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