Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Syria Population (LIVE)

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Syria Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of the Syrian Arab Republic is 23,508,987 as of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Syria 2023 population is estimated at 23,227,014 people at mid year.
Syria population is equivalent to 0.29% of the total world population.
Syria ranks number 60 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Syria is 126 per Km² (328 people per mi²).
The total land area is 183,630 Km2 (70,900 sq. miles)
53.1 % of the population is urban (12,328,787 people in 2023)
The median age in Syria is 22.2 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Syria (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Syria Global Rank
2023	23,227,014	4.98 %	1,101,765	757,103	22.2	2.67	126	53.1 %	12,328,787	0.29 %	8,045,311,447	60
2022	22,125,249	3.76 %	800,882	734,304	21.6	2.70	120	52.5 %	11,618,692	0.28 %	7,975,105,156	60
2020	20,772,595	3.36 %	674,344	270,006	20.4	2.80	113	50.5 %	10,498,283	0.26 %	7,840,952,880	61
2015	19,205,178	-2.98 %	-626,477	-827,474	18.3	3.05	105	50.9 %	9,773,578	0.26 %	7,426,597,537	60
2010	22,337,563	3.75 %	750,801	-54,336	20.8	3.40	122	52.3 %	11,686,472	0.32 %	6,985,603,105	53
2005	18,583,557	2.65 %	455,181	13,431	19.0	3.81	101	52.9 %	9,839,155	0.28 %	6,558,176,119	58
2000	16,307,654	2.64 %	398,841	-18,458	17.8	4.00	89	52.3 %	8,524,885	0.27 %	6,148,898,975	57
1995	14,313,450	2.90 %	380,891	-13,569	16.6	4.57	78	50.2 %	7,187,664	0.25 %	5,743,219,454	58
1990	12,408,996	3.32 %	373,614	-12,182	15.4	5.38	68	49.1 %	6,090,038	0.23 %	5,316,175,862	57
1985	10,540,926	3.44 %	328,394	-12,623	14.7	6.48	57	48.4 %	5,099,767	0.22 %	4,861,730,613	58
1980	8,898,954	3.49 %	280,366	-28,012	14.4	7.16	48	46.9 %	4,171,360	0.20 %	4,444,007,706	67
1975	7,497,126	3.48 %	235,585	-21,100	14.6	7.47	41	45.3 %	3,395,649	0.18 %	4,069,437,231	69
1970	6,319,199	3.31 %	190,150	-19,260	14.9	7.69	34	43.6 %	2,752,618	0.17 %	3,695,390,336	71
1965	5,368,451	3.09 %	151,548	-9,099	15.5	7.51	29	40.0 %	2,149,575	0.16 %	3,337,111,983	79
1960	4,610,712	2.94 %	124,322	0	16.6	7.49	25	36.5 %	1,683,354	0.15 %	3,019,233,434	76
1955	3,989,101	2.40 %	89,113	0	18.3	7.62	22	34.0 %	1,358,205	0.15 %	2,746,072,141	79

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Syria Population Forecast

-9,999

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Syria Global Rank
2025	25,427,191	4.13 %	930,919	601,965	23.4	2.59	138	54.0 %	13,735,765	0.31 %	8,191,988,453	57
2030	29,824,735	3.24 %	879,509	174,636	25.7	2.44	162	55.1 %	16,423,277	0.35 %	8,546,141,327	55
2035	32,839,952	1.94 %	603,043	10,816	27.8	2.29	179	56.8 %	18,656,733	0.37 %	8,879,397,401	56
2040	35,121,421	1.35 %	456,294	-9,999	29.9	2.17	191	59.0 %	20,709,320	0.38 %	9,188,250,492	55
2045	36,873,389	0.98 %	350,394	-9,999	31.9	2.10	201	61.4 %	22,654,004	0.39 %	9,467,543,575	53
2050	38,306,374	0.77 %	286,597		32.9	2.03	209	63.9 %	24,474,813	0.39 %	9,709,491,761	53

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Syria Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Syria

Life Expectancy

72.45 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

15.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

19.5

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Syria

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Aleppo	1,602,264
2	Damascus	1,569,394
3	Homs	775,404
4	Hamah	460,602
5	Latakia	340,181
6	Deir ez-Zor	242,565
7	Ar Raqqah	177,636
8	Al Bab	130,745
9	Idlib	128,840
10	Douma	111,864
11	Manbij	99,497
12	Dar'a	97,969
13	As Salamiyah	94,887
14	Tartouss	89,457
15	Ath Thawrah	87,880
16	Al Hasakah	81,539
17	Darayya	71,596
18	I`zaz	66,138
19	Jablah	65,915
20	As Safirah	63,708
21	As Suwayda'	59,052
22	Albu Kamal	57,572
23	At Tall	55,561
24	Al Mayadin	54,534
25	Ar Rastan	53,152
26	Tadmur	51,015
27	'Ayn al 'Arab	50,000
28	An Nabk	49,372
29	Khan Shaykhun	48,975
30	`Afrin	48,693
31	Kafranbel	45,652
32	`Irbin	42,474
33	Al Qusayr	41,062
34	Yabrud	40,502
35	Jisr ash Shughur	39,311
36	Baniyas	39,066
37	Tallbisah	38,491
38	Harasta	37,348
39	Al Qunaytirah	36,143
40	Tadif	34,670
41	Saraqib	34,231
42	Jayrud	32,352
43	Masyaf	32,262
44	Ma`arratmisrin	32,163
45	Al Qaryatayn	31,748
46	Salqin	31,608
47	Tafas	31,249
48	Souran	30,716
49	Binnish	30,354
50	Jasim	30,283
51	Tallkalakh	29,754
52	Az Zabadani	29,549
53	Tayyibat al Imam	29,259
54	Hajin	29,237
55	Inkhil	29,076
56	Dayr Hafir	28,905
57	Satita	27,815
58	Ash Shaykh Miskin	25,920
59	As Sanamayn	25,702
60	Tall Rif`at	25,658
61	Nubl	25,546
62	Subaykhan	25,514
63	Jarabulus	24,997
64	Al Harak	23,784
65	Al Kiswah	23,526
66	Halfaya	23,403
67	Kafr Takharim	22,436
68	Ad Dana	21,987
69	Kafr Zayta	21,845
70	Kafr Laha	21,819

Notes

The Syria Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Syrian Arab Republic delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Syria (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Syria in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.