Source: Save the Children
Country: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
According to UNHCR, 5,481,262 have now fled Syria to surrounding countries in the region. 1.4 million of them fled in 2014 alone with an average of more than 3.935 people fled every day. In 2015 more than 617,188 Syrians fled the country, an average of more than 1,714 per day. In 2017 more than 623,374 Syrians fled the country, an average of more than 1,731 per day.
Children now make up 47.7% of the refugee population, meaning there are an estimated 2,614,561 refugee children in the region.
