Saudi Arabia vs Syria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Saudi Arabia
5.99 million people
in 2050
Syria
7.22 million people
in 2050
Saudi Arabia rank
66th
Syria rank
63rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 7.22 million people against 5.99 million people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.24 million people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 66th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 32 and Syria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 1.06 million people | 943,750 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1100s | 2.07 million people | 1.12 million people | 958,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1200s | 2.15 million people | 1.17 million people | 972,130 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1300s | 2.22 million people | 1.23 million people | 985,980 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1400s | 1.95 million people | 986,516 people | 961,904 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.06 million people | 937,980 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1600s | 2.23 million people | 1.23 million people | 999,540 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1700s | 1.96 million people | 1.24 million people | 715,060 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1710s | 1.96 million people | 1.25 million people | 710,790 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1720s | 1.96 million people | 1.25 million people | 707,920 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1730s | 1.96 million people | 1.26 million people | 704,870 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1740s | 1.96 million people | 1.26 million people | 701,620 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1750s | 1.97 million people | 1.27 million people | 698,190 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1760s | 1.97 million people | 1.27 million people | 694,600 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1770s | 1.97 million people | 1.28 million people | 690,850 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1780s | 1.96 million people | 1.28 million people | 686,980 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | 1.96 million people | 1.28 million people | 683,030 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 1.96 million people | 1.28 million people | 679,030 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 1.96 million people | 1.28 million people | 675,060 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 1.95 million people | 1.28 million people | 671,190 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 2.00 million people | 1.32 million people | 674,560 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 2.02 million people | 1.35 million people | 669,240 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 2.05 million people | 1.38 million people | 664,090 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 2.07 million people | 1.41 million people | 659,400 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 2.09 million people | 1.44 million people | 655,570 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 2.13 million people | 1.59 million people | 539,730 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 2.18 million people | 1.74 million people | 439,600 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | 2.22 million people | 1.67 million people | 555,820 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 2.26 million people | 1.59 million people | 674,630 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 2.23 million people | 1.51 million people | 724,470 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 2.30 million people | 1.42 million people | 887,370 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 2.37 million people | 2.11 million people | 261,510 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 1.49 million people | 2.51 million people | 1.02 million people | Syria |
| 1960s | 1.76 million people | 3.14 million people | 1.38 million people | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.89 million people | 4.10 million people | 2.21 million people | Syria |
| 1980s | 2.20 million people | 5.48 million people | 3.28 million people | Syria |
| 1990s | 2.77 million people | 7.19 million people | 4.42 million people | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.84 million people | 8.83 million people | 4.99 million people | Syria |
| 2010s | 4.92 million people | 6.29 million people | 1.37 million people | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.26 million people | 6.89 million people | 1.63 million people | Syria |
| 2030s | 5.58 million people | 8.59 million people | 3.01 million people | Syria |
| 2040s | 5.82 million people | 8.29 million people | 2.47 million people | Syria |
| 2050s | 5.99 million people | 7.22 million people | 1.24 million people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Saudi Arabia or Syria?
- Syria, at 7.22 million people against 5.99 million people in Saudi Arabia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Saudi Arabia and Syria?
- 1.24 million people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Syria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Syria rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.