Israel vs Syria: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Israel
1.15 million people
in 2023
Syria
1.11 million people
in 2023
Israel rank
69th
Syria rank
71st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Israel
- Syria
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.15 million people against 1.11 million people in Syria, a difference of 40,780 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Israel ranks 69th and Syria ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67,799 people | 248,510 people | 180,712 people | Syria |
| 1960s | 131,606 people | 230,190 people | 98,584 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 250,115 people | 235,598 people | 14,517 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 363,857 people | 299,619 people | 64,238 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 507,171 people | 452,733 people | 54,438 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 656,720 people | 644,012 people | 12,708 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 872,075 people | 826,789 people | 45,286 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.10 million people | 1.03 million people | 75,241 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Israel or Syria?
- Israel, at 1.15 million people against 1.11 million people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Israel and Syria?
- 40,780 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Syria rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Israel ranks 69th and Syria ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.