How many Syrians have returned home one year since the fall of al-Assad?

"Khalid al-Shatta, a 41-year-old management administration professional from Damascus, decided to return to Syria after fleeing the country in September 2012. Al-Shatta, along with his wife and one-year-old son, first fled to Jordan by car before flying to Turkiye, which became their temporary home. Al-Shatta recalls the anticipation surrounding al-Assad's fall. On the night it happened, he said, everyone stayed up to watch the news."

"The 14-year-long war led to one of the world's largest migration crises, with some 6.8 million Syrians, about a third of the population, fleeing the country at the war's peak in 2021, seeking refuge wherever they could find it. More than half of these refugees, about 3.74 million, settled in neighbouring Turkiye, while 840,000 found refuge in Lebanon and 672,000 in Jordan."

One year after the removal of the al-Assad dynasty, nearly 1.8 million displaced Syrians and 780,000 refugees have returned home. The 14-year war produced about 6.8 million refugees at its 2021 peak, roughly one-third of the population, with major host countries including Turkiye (about 3.74 million), Lebanon (840,000) and Jordan (672,000). Millions of refugees and diaspora members are now weighing return and reconstruction decisions. Individual returnees describe emotional reunions and a renewed sense of belonging. Large population movements since 2011 reshaped regional demographics and continue to influence migration and rebuilding choices.

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