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
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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

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.