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35,200 Individuals
Total Persons of Concern
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Population

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Total Persons of Concern

79,558


Last Updated 17 Feb 2016


Source - UNHCR

Demography
Male (50%) Age (50%) Female
9.7% 0 - 4 9.2%
11.6% 5 - 11 10.9%
7.4% 12 - 17 7.1%
20.1% 18 - 59 21.2%
1.2% 60 + 1.6%
PLEASE NOTE: These statistics are based on active registrations in the UNHCR database. Users are cautioned that the actual population is subject to uncertainties including incomplete camp departure information and other variables. UNHCR and its partners are implementing measures to improve the registration accuracy.
On July 10th, 10,707 individuals were inactivated for the following reasons:
- Absent from Camp/Current location unknown
- Bailed Out
- Registered in Urban Location/Registration appointment in urban locations
- Return to Country of Origin

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  Settlement Descriptive Information

Pattern in population change
Zaatari was first opened on July 28, 2012 and has grown exponentially ever since.
Areas of origin
The majority of refuees in the camp are from Da'ara Governorate in Syria
Tips for humanitarians
Camp mapping data can be extracted from OpenStreetmap @ http://export.hotosm.org/en/jobs/6968. More information on Camp Mapping @ https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Refugee_Camp_Mapping
Administrative structure
The camp is under the joint administration of the Jordanian Government and UNHCR.

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