how many palestinians are in the diaspora in arb countries

The best current headline figure I found is that Palestinians worldwide numbered about 15.5 million at the end of 2025, but that does not break down exactly how many are in Arab countries alone. For the Arab-country diaspora , there is no single universally accepted total in the material I found. The number depends on whether you count only refugees, all people of Palestinian origin, or people who self-identify as Palestinian, and different sources use different definitions.

What can be said safely

• Palestinians are spread across many Arab countries, especially Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, the Gulf states, and Iraq.
• A recent source says the worldwide Palestinian population reached 15.5 million by the end of 2025.
• That same kind of reporting does not give a clean “Arab countries only” total in the snippet available.

Why the number is hard to pin down

• Some Palestinians in Arab countries are registered refugees.
• Some are citizens or long-term residents with Palestinian origin.
• Some estimates include descendants born abroad, while others do not.

That is why you’ll see different totals depending on the source and definition.

Practical answer

If you want a single rough estimate , the safest way to frame it is: a very large share of the 15.5 million Palestinians worldwide live in Arab countries, but the exact Arab-country diaspora total is not consistently stated in the sources I found. A more precise country-by-country count would need separate estimates for Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and the Gulf states.