The total population in Syria was estimated at 23.2 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Syria Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Population, male in Syria was reported at 11795581 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This population dataset complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study examined settlement distribution and density patterns over the past five millennia using archaeological survey reports and French 1930s 1:200,000 scale maps to locate and map archaeological sites. An archaeological site dataset was created and compared to and modelled with soil, geology, terrain (contour), surface and subsurface hydrology and normal and dry year precipitation pattern datasets; there are also three spreadsheet datasets providing 1963 precipitation and temperature readings collected at three locations in the region. The environmental datasets were created to account for ancient and modern population subsistence activities, which comprise barley and wheat farming and livestock grazing. These environmental datasets were subsequently modelled with the archaeological site dataset, as well as, land use and population density datasets for the Jazira region. Ancient trade routes were also mapped and factored into the model, and a comparison was made to ascertain if there was a correlation between ancient and modern settlement patterns and environmental conditions; the latter influencing subsistence activities. Creation of this population dataset, derived from a 1961 census, was created to compare modern population density patterns with the distribution of ancient settlement patterns to ascertain if patterns are shared. There is a similarity between these patterns with higher concentrations of settlements and population along the banks of rivers until reaching the northern area of the Jazira where both extend across the wider landscape and away from rivers. Derived from 1:1 million scale map produced for the following report: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations. Etude des Ressources en Eaux Souterraines de la Jezireh Syrienne. Rome: FAO, 1966.Population map was copied to mylar and scanned to create a polygon coverage of the soil classes, which include land-use attribute information. Each polygon was labelled and attributed with population count. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-07-05 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

Syria: Percent of world population: The latest value from 2023 is 0.29 percent, an increase from 0.28 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.51 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1960 to 2023 is 0.23 percent. The minimum value, 0.15 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.32 percent was recorded in 2008.

Syria: Female population, percent of total: The latest value from 2023 is 50.01 percent, unchanged from 50.01 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 49.99 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1960 to 2023 is 49.29 percent. The minimum value, 48.48 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 50.02 percent was recorded in 2020.

Population, female in Syria was reported at 11799042 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Syria was reported at 121 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mosaiced 1km resolution global datasets. The methodology used to estimate the annual subnational census-based figures can be found in LLoyd et al (https://www. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20964471.2019.1625151). The mapping approach is Random Forest-based dasymetric redistribution. More info at: www.worldpop.org.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Al-Raqqa, Syria metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population, total in Syria was reported at 23594623 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) in Syria was reported at 65.16 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Syria was reported at 6502614 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This scatter chart displays urban population (people) against rural population (people) in Syrian Arab Republic. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against rural population (people) in Syrian Arab Republic. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

As of mid-2024, Syria had the highest number of refugees who had fled the country. That year, about 6.25 million refugees had left the country, mainly due to the civil war that started in 2011. Second on the list is Ukraine after over six million people left the country since Russia's invasion in February 2022. The third highest number of refugees in the world came from Afghanistan after years of civil wars, instability, and Taliban regaining power in 2021. What are refugees? Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their country because of dangerous circumstances, such as war, violence, famine, or persecution. These circumstances arise from race, religious, ethnic, and/or political persecution, and refugees are unable to return to their home countries due to these conflicts. As of 2022, Turkey hosted the largest number of Syrian refugees. Refugees worldwide The number of refugees, internally displaced people, and asylum seekers worldwide has significantly increased since 2012, much due to the civil wars in Syria and Libya that started in 2011, but also due to increasing instability in the Sahel, the Sudan civil war, the Israel-Hamas war, and the Russia-Ukraine war. An internally displaced person is someone who is forced to leave their home but still stays in their country. They are not legally considered a refugee. Asylum seekers are people who leave their home country and enter another country to apply for asylum, which is internationally recognized protection.

This scatter chart displays urban population (people) against net migration (people) in Syrian Arab Republic. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Population ages 0-14, female in Syria was reported at 3494139 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population ages 0-14, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Aleppo, Syria metro area from 1950 to 2025.

This scatter chart displays urban population (people) against birth rate (per 1,000 people) in Syrian Arab Republic. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Population growth (annual %) in Syria was reported at 4.9186 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Syria - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.