Syria vs Taiwan: Has the population peaked?
Syria
23.59 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
23.32 million people
in 2023
Syria rank
58th
Taiwan rank
59th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Syria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Syria currently reports 23.59 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 277,500 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Syria ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.03 million people | 9.01 million people | 4.99 million people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 5.38 million people | 12.87 million people | 7.48 million people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 7.47 million people | 16.24 million people | 8.77 million people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 10.49 million people | 19.36 million people | 8.87 million people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 14.41 million people | 21.43 million people | 7.02 million people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 19.03 million people | 22.78 million people | 3.74 million people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 20.78 million people | 23.48 million people | 2.70 million people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 22.18 million people | 23.49 million people | 1.31 million people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Syria or Taiwan?
- Syria, at 23.59 million people against 23.32 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Syria and Taiwan?
- 277,500 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Taiwan rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Syria ranks 58th and Taiwan ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.