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
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.