Syria Population

Population now

22,460,502

World: 61st
Asia: 23rd

Male:	11,222,110	(49.96 %)
Female:	11,238,392	(50.04 %)

Births in 2024:	635,539
Deaths in 2024:	124,794

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	73.80 years
Female:	79.35 years
Total:	76.52 years
Median Age:	26.44 years

Birth Rate:	20.32
Death Rate:	3.99
Growth Rate:	4.09 %
Fertility Rate:	2.59

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Syria Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	2M	2M	1.05	2.01%	48.44	16.10	7.47	51.97	50.67	53.39	16.03	36.81%	24.70
1961	5M	2M	2M	1.04	2.09%	48.09	15.58	7.50	52.57	51.26	54.00	15.76	37.40%	25.50
1962	5M	2M	2M	1.04	2.17%	47.73	15.06	7.52	53.18	51.85	54.62	15.44	38.04%	26.33
1963	5M	3M	2M	1.04	2.26%	47.37	14.54	7.54	53.80	52.47	55.25	15.12	38.69%	27.19
1964	5M	3M	3M	1.04	2.35%	47.03	14.03	7.56	54.44	53.10	55.89	14.90	39.35%	28.08
1965	5M	3M	3M	1.03	2.46%	46.73	13.51	7.56	55.10	53.77	56.55	14.79	40.01%	29.02
1966	6M	3M	3M	1.03	2.58%	46.48	12.99	7.57	55.79	54.46	57.23	14.69	40.67%	29.99
1967	6M	3M	3M	1.03	2.71%	46.30	12.48	7.57	56.51	55.19	57.94	14.70	41.33%	31.00
1968	6M	3M	3M	1.03	2.86%	46.19	11.97	7.57	57.26	55.94	58.68	14.76	42.00%	32.05
1969	6M	3M	3M	1.03	3.03%	46.14	11.46	7.57	58.03	56.72	59.44	14.82	42.67%	33.15
1970	6M	3M	3M	1.03	3.21%	46.15	10.97	7.57	58.81	57.51	60.22	14.86	43.35%	34.29
1971	7M	3M	3M	1.03	3.41%	46.19	10.48	7.57	59.60	58.31	60.99	14.85	43.75%	35.48
1972	7M	3M	3M	1.03	3.61%	46.23	10.02	7.56	60.38	59.09	61.76	14.83	44.08%	36.72
1973	7M	4M	3M	1.03	3.83%	46.26	9.57	7.54	61.14	59.86	62.51	14.80	44.41%	38.01
1974	7M	4M	4M	1.02	4.06%	46.24	9.14	7.51	61.87	60.60	63.23	14.77	44.73%	39.33
1975	8M	4M	4M	1.02	4.29%	46.16	8.73	7.47	62.58	61.32	63.93	14.76	45.06%	40.69
1976	8M	4M	4M	1.02	4.52%	46.00	8.34	7.42	63.26	62.01	64.60	14.68	45.39%	42.09
1977	8M	4M	4M	1.02	4.74%	45.78	7.97	7.36	63.91	62.67	65.24	14.61	45.72%	43.53
1978	8M	4M	4M	1.02	4.98%	45.48	7.61	7.29	64.55	63.32	65.87	14.56	46.05%	45.02
1979	9M	4M	4M	1.02	5.21%	45.10	7.26	7.20	65.17	63.94	66.48	14.52	46.38%	46.58
1980	9M	5M	4M	1.02	5.44%	44.63	6.93	7.09	65.77	64.55	67.07	14.48	46.71%	48.23
1981	9M	5M	5M	1.02	5.67%	44.06	6.61	6.98	66.36	65.13	67.66	14.47	47.04%	49.97
1982	10M	5M	5M	1.02	5.89%	43.41	6.30	6.84	66.93	65.69	68.23	14.48	47.27%	51.79
1983	10M	5M	5M	1.02	6.09%	42.68	6.02	6.70	67.48	66.23	68.80	14.50	47.48%	53.67
1984	10M	5M	5M	1.02	6.30%	41.89	5.74	6.53	68.01	66.73	69.35	14.55	47.68%	55.58
1985	11M	5M	5M	1.02	6.47%	41.01	5.49	6.36	68.51	67.21	69.88	14.63	47.89%	57.50
1986	11M	6M	5M	1.02	6.63%	40.06	5.25	6.17	68.98	67.65	70.38	14.70	48.10%	59.42
1987	11M	6M	6M	1.02	6.74%	39.03	5.04	5.96	69.42	68.06	70.86	14.81	48.31%	61.35
1988	12M	6M	6M	1.02	6.85%	37.97	4.84	5.75	69.83	68.43	71.30	14.94	48.52%	63.28
1989	12M	6M	6M	1.02	6.90%	36.90	4.67	5.53	70.21	68.77	71.72	15.09	48.72%	65.24
1990	12M	6M	6M	1.02	6.96%	35.88	4.51	5.31	70.55	69.07	72.10	15.28	48.93%	67.21
1991	13M	6M	6M	1.02	7.00%	34.96	4.37	5.11	70.87	69.35	72.47	15.50	49.14%	69.21
1992	13M	7M	7M	1.02	7.04%	34.19	4.25	4.92	71.17	69.59	72.81	15.75	49.35%	71.22
1993	14M	7M	7M	1.02	7.09%	33.57	4.15	4.76	71.44	69.82	73.15	16.02	49.56%	73.25
1994	14M	7M	7M	1.02	7.14%	33.11	4.07	4.62	71.71	70.02	73.47	16.29	49.76%	75.33
1995	14M	7M	7M	1.02	7.21%	32.77	3.99	4.50	71.96	70.21	73.79	16.54	50.10%	77.47
1996	15M	7M	7M	1.02	7.27%	32.51	3.93	4.40	72.21	70.38	74.11	16.81	50.47%	79.67
1997	15M	8M	8M	1.02	7.34%	32.27	3.87	4.31	72.44	70.55	74.41	17.04	50.84%	81.95
1998	16M	8M	8M	1.02	7.38%	32.00	3.82	4.23	72.66	70.71	74.71	17.26	51.21%	84.24
1999	16M	8M	8M	1.02	7.41%	31.69	3.77	4.15	72.88	70.86	74.99	17.49	51.58%	86.48
2000	16M	8M	8M	1.02	7.43%	31.36	3.72	4.08	73.11	71.03	75.27	17.75	51.95%	88.62
2001	17M	8M	8M	1.03	7.48%	31.05	3.66	4.01	73.37	71.27	75.57	17.88	52.31%	90.54
2002	17M	9M	8M	1.03	7.60%	30.80	3.58	3.95	73.66	71.56	75.88	18.06	52.68%	92.26
2003	17M	9M	9M	1.04	7.75%	30.61	3.50	3.90	73.97	71.87	76.20	18.27	53.05%	94.04
2004	18M	9M	9M	1.04	7.89%	30.49	3.43	3.86	74.25	72.16	76.51	18.46	53.42%	96.27
2005	18M	9M	9M	1.04	7.93%	30.36	3.40	3.81	74.43	72.30	76.77	18.61	53.78%	99.15
2006	19M	10M	9M	1.04	7.77%	30.18	3.44	3.76	74.41	72.14	76.96	18.93	54.15%	102.92
2007	20M	10M	10M	1.03	7.35%	29.88	3.58	3.70	74.15	71.61	77.05	19.21	54.51%	107.35
2008	21M	10M	10M	1.03	6.72%	29.43	3.81	3.61	73.65	70.72	77.03	19.45	54.88%	111.59
2009	21M	11M	10M	1.02	5.98%	28.84	4.13	3.51	72.94	69.51	76.93	19.73	55.24%	114.51
2010	21M	11M	11M	1.02	5.26%	28.15	4.50	3.40	72.11	68.11	76.78	20.10	55.60%	115.36
2011	21M	11M	10M	1.02	4.61%	27.40	4.88	3.29	71.27	66.70	76.62	20.46	54.58%	113.84
2012	20M	10M	10M	1.02	4.10%	26.67	5.23	3.18	70.55	65.45	76.52	20.90	53.56%	110.37
2013	20M	10M	10M	1.02	3.72%	26.01	5.51	3.09	70.05	64.53	76.51	21.44	52.53%	105.73
2014	19M	9M	9M	1.02	3.46%	25.44	5.70	3.01	69.82	64.03	76.60	22.03	51.50%	101.04
2015	18M	9M	9M	1.02	3.32%	24.95	5.77	2.94	69.91	64.02	76.80	22.61	52.17%	97.19
2016	17M	9M	9M	1.01	3.28%	24.53	5.73	2.89	70.32	64.51	77.08	23.10	52.84%	94.32
2017	17M	9M	9M	1.01	3.32%	24.12	5.58	2.85	70.97	65.41	77.42	23.53	53.50%	92.32
2018	17M	9M	8M	1.01	3.41%	23.69	5.37	2.81	71.78	66.58	77.76	23.90	54.16%	91.51
2019	17M	9M	9M	1	3.54%	23.22	5.11	2.77	72.70	67.94	78.10	24.27	54.82%	92.18
2020	18M	9M	9M	1	3.70%	22.71	4.83	2.73	73.65	69.39	78.42	24.62	55.48%	94.51
2021	18M	9M	9M	1	3.70%	22.71	4.83	2.73	73.65	69.39	78.42	25.09	56.12%	98.69
2022	19M	10M	10M	1	3.70%	22.71	4.83	2.73	73.65	69.39	78.42	25.58	56.77%	104.57
2023	21M	10M	10M	1	3.98%	20.92	4.20	2.63	75.80	72.70	79.12	26.05	57.41%	111.45
2024	22M	11M	11M	1	4.09%	20.32	3.99	2.59	76.52	73.80	79.35	26.44	58.04%	118.34

Syria Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	23M	12M	12M	1	4.22%	19.72	3.78	2.56	77.24	74.90	79.58	26.80	58.67%	124.54
2026	24M	12M	12M	1	4.06%	19.18	3.79	2.53	77.45	75.17	79.73	27.11	59.30%	129.78
2027	25M	12M	12M	1	3.92%	18.64	3.79	2.50	77.66	75.45	79.88	27.36	59.91%	134.20
2028	26M	13M	13M	1	3.77%	18.11	3.80	2.46	77.88	75.72	80.04	27.61	60.52%	137.90
2029	26M	13M	13M	1	3.62%	17.57	3.80	2.43	78.09	76.00	80.19	27.86	61.13%	141.13
2030	27M	13M	13M	1	3.47%	17.03	3.81	2.40	78.30	76.27	80.34	28.14	61.72%	144.06
2031	27M	14M	14M	1	3.31%	16.76	3.89	2.37	78.44	76.40	80.49	28.31	62.31%	146.67
2032	28M	14M	14M	1	3.16%	16.50	3.97	2.34	78.58	76.52	80.64	28.46	62.89%	148.89
2033	28M	14M	14M	1	3.00%	16.23	4.06	2.32	78.71	76.65	80.78	28.62	63.47%	150.83
2034	28M	14M	14M	1	2.86%	15.97	4.14	2.29	78.85	76.77	80.93	28.79	64.03%	152.61
2035	29M	14M	14M	1	2.72%	15.70	4.22	2.26	78.99	76.90	81.08	29.00	64.59%	154.34
2036	29M	14M	14M	1	2.62%	15.64	4.32	2.24	79.14	77.05	81.22	29.22	65.14%	156.05
2037	29M	15M	15M	1	2.52%	15.57	4.42	2.21	79.28	77.20	81.36	29.47	65.68%	157.76
2038	30M	15M	15M	1	2.44%	15.51	4.51	2.19	79.43	77.36	81.50	29.74	66.21%	159.47
2039	30M	15M	15M	1	2.35%	15.44	4.61	2.16	79.57	77.51	81.64	30.02	66.73%	161.16
2040	30M	15M	15M	1	2.27%	15.38	4.71	2.14	79.72	77.66	81.78	30.30	67.24%	162.83
2041	30M	15M	15M	1	2.18%	15.32	4.82	2.12	79.86	77.80	81.91	30.54	67.74%	164.50
2042	31M	15M	15M	1	2.09%	15.26	4.94	2.10	80.00	77.94	82.04	30.80	68.23%	166.17
2043	31M	16M	16M	1	2.01%	15.20	5.05	2.08	80.13	78.08	82.18	31.09	68.71%	167.85
2044	31M	16M	16M	1	1.93%	15.14	5.17	2.06	80.27	78.22	82.31	31.38	69.18%	169.51
2045	32M	16M	16M	1	1.86%	15.08	5.28	2.04	80.41	78.36	82.44	31.70	69.65%	171.15
2046	32M	16M	16M	1	1.76%	14.93	5.41	2.02	80.53	78.48	82.57	32.00	70.12%	172.76
2047	32M	16M	16M	1	1.67%	14.77	5.54	2.01	80.65	78.60	82.69	32.31	70.58%	174.35
2048	33M	16M	16M	1	1.58%	14.62	5.67	1.99	80.78	78.71	82.82	32.62	71.04%	175.92
2049	33M	16M	16M	1	1.49%	14.46	5.80	1.98	80.90	78.83	82.94	32.93	71.49%	177.43
2050	33M	17M	17M	1	1.41%	14.31	5.93	1.96	81.02	78.95	83.07	33.26	71.94%	178.90

Highest City Populations in Syria

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Damascus	2,529,986	1,569,394
2	Aleppo	2,138,264	1,602,264
3	Homs	1,413,420	775,404
4	Hamah	974,280	460,602
5	Lattakia	693,282	340,181
6	Ar Raqqah	551,997	177,636
7	Tartus	448,712	89,457
8	Al Hasakah	413,283	81,539
9	Deir ez-Zor	341,427	242,565

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