Niger vs Syria: Population
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Syria
23.59 million people
in 2023
Niger rank
57th
Syria rank
59th
Population over time
- Niger
- Syria
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.16 million people against 23.59 million people in Syria, a difference of 2.57 million people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.
Niger ranks 57th and Syria ranks 59th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 548,000 people | 1.06 million people | 517,000 people | Syria |
| 1100s | 589,100 people | 1.12 million people | 535,230 people | Syria |
| 1200s | 630,200 people | 1.18 million people | 553,470 people | Syria |
| 1300s | 700,000 people | 1.24 million people | 543,000 people | Syria |
| 1400s | 750,000 people | 994,000 people | 244,000 people | Syria |
| 1500s | 822,000 people | 1.06 million people | 243,000 people | Syria |
| 1600s | 959,000 people | 1.24 million people | 284,000 people | Syria |
| 1700s | 1.10 million people | 1.25 million people | 154,000 people | Syria |
| 1710s | 1.16 million people | 1.26 million people | 96,690 people | Syria |
| 1720s | 1.17 million people | 1.26 million people | 94,190 people | Syria |
| 1730s | 1.18 million people | 1.27 million people | 91,170 people | Syria |
| 1740s | 1.19 million people | 1.28 million people | 87,590 people | Syria |
| 1750s | 1.20 million people | 1.29 million people | 83,390 people | Syria |
| 1760s | 1.22 million people | 1.29 million people | 78,490 people | Syria |
| 1770s | 1.23 million people | 1.30 million people | 72,810 people | Syria |
| 1780s | 1.24 million people | 1.31 million people | 66,260 people | Syria |
| 1790s | 1.26 million people | 1.32 million people | 58,730 people | Syria |
| 1800s | 852,737 people | 1.27 million people | 416,391 people | Syria |
| 1810s | 856,297 people | 1.31 million people | 456,267 people | Syria |
| 1820s | 878,260 people | 1.36 million people | 479,218 people | Syria |
| 1830s | 920,687 people | 1.40 million people | 483,253 people | Syria |
| 1840s | 970,265 people | 1.45 million people | 481,725 people | Syria |
| 1850s | 1.02 million people | 1.50 million people | 486,112 people | Syria |
| 1860s | 1.06 million people | 1.56 million people | 490,588 people | Syria |
| 1870s | 1.13 million people | 1.61 million people | 483,750 people | Syria |
| 1880s | 1.20 million people | 1.67 million people | 469,403 people | Syria |
| 1890s | 1.27 million people | 1.73 million people | 453,204 people | Syria |
| 1900s | 1.40 million people | 1.87 million people | 472,671 people | Syria |
| 1910s | 1.56 million people | 2.14 million people | 573,981 people | Syria |
| 1920s | 1.75 million people | 2.46 million people | 709,381 people | Syria |
| 1930s | 2.00 million people | 2.83 million people | 828,782 people | Syria |
| 1940s | 2.32 million people | 3.26 million people | 936,368 people | Syria |
| 1950s | 3.00 million people | 4.03 million people | 1.03 million people | Syria |
| 1960s | 4.00 million people | 5.38 million people | 1.38 million people | Syria |
| 1970s | 5.27 million people | 7.47 million people | 2.20 million people | Syria |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 10.49 million people | 3.45 million people | Syria |
| 1990s | 9.62 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.79 million people | Syria |
| 2000s | 13.60 million people | 19.03 million people | 5.44 million people | Syria |
| 2010s | 19.65 million people | 20.78 million people | 1.13 million people | Syria |
| 2020s | 24.92 million people | 22.18 million people | 2.74 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Niger or Syria?
- Niger, at 26.16 million people against 23.59 million people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Niger and Syria?
- 2.57 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Syria?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Syria rank globally for population?
- Niger ranks 57th and Syria ranks 59th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.