Nauru vs Syria: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Nauru
1.8%
in 2023
Syria
1.7%
in 2023
Nauru rank
57th
Syria rank
60th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Nauru
- Syria
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Nauru ranks 57th and Syria ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Syria |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | Syria |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | Syria |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Syria |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Nauru or Syria?
- Nauru, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Nauru and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Syria rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Nauru ranks 57th and Syria ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.