Refugee data

Refugee data

The Guardian's data team has tracked the exponential growth in Syrian refugees. They also crunch the numbers on the age and gender of the refugees, and which countries are doing most to support them. 

Putting the numbers in a British context helps explain the scale of the exodus. Since January more 400,000 Syrians - roughly the same as the total population of Edinburgh - have fled the violence.
If all Syrian refugees fled to Britain they would rival Birmingham as Britain's second largest city.
This graphic shows where the refugees have actually gone.