Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria
Syria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7208 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria is 0.7208 people per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria peaked at 0.76 people per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4 people per person, in 1960.
That places Syria 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4036 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4071 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4105 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4138 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4171 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4204 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4237 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4271 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4305 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.434 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4375 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4411 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4446 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4482 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4516 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.455 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4583 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4614 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4644 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4673 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.47 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4726 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4749 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.477 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.479 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4809 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4828 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4846 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4865 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4884 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4905 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4926 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.495 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4976 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5005 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5037 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5071 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5109 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5148 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5188 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5229 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.527 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.531 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.535 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5382 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5406 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5429 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5459 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5503 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.557 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5848 people per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6509 people per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7306 people per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.76 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7575 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7515 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7454 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7406 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7383 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7341 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7301 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7261 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7217 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7208 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7208 people per person | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.7208 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.7208 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4154 people per person | 0.4 people per person | 0.4305 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4496 people per person | 0.434 people per person | 0.4644 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4776 people per person | 0.4673 people per person | 0.4865 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5001 people per person | 0.4884 people per person | 0.5148 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5352 people per person | 0.5188 people per person | 0.5503 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7017 people per person | 0.557 people per person | 0.76 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7256 people per person | 0.7208 people per person | 0.7341 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More population data for Syria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.149 (2100)
- Population density 237.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.149 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0104 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Syria was 0.7208 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 people per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 people per person in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Syria ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.