Syria vs Uzbekistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Syria
18.47 million people
in 2025
Uzbekistan
18.90 million people
in 2025
Syria rank
46th
Uzbekistan rank
44th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 18.90 million people against 18.47 million people in Syria, a difference of 435,600 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Syria ranks 46th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 million people | 2.20 million people | 679,298 people | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 2.24 million people | 3.48 million people | 1.24 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 3.36 million people | 5.20 million people | 1.84 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 5.02 million people | 7.24 million people | 2.22 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 7.21 million people | 9.83 million people | 2.62 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 10.20 million people | 13.24 million people | 3.03 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 14.49 million people | 15.56 million people | 1.06 million people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 16.81 million people | 17.99 million people | 1.18 million people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Syria or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 18.90 million people against 18.47 million people in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 435,600 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Syria ranks 46th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.