Syrian diaspora
Syrian diaspora refers to Syrian migrants and their descendants who, whether by choice or coercion, emigrated from Syria and now reside in other countries as either immigrants or refugees of the Syrian Civil War.
The number of Syrians outside Syria are estimated to be from 8 to possibly 13 million, nearly half of the country's population. The UNHCR reports that 4.9 million global refugees in 2015 were Syrian nationals. Under the current Syrian nationality law, diaspora Syrians do not have an automatic right of return to Syria and under the controversial 2018 "Absentees law" the Assad government confiscated property of millions of Syrians.Syrian populations in the diaspora
