World population growth in Syria
Syria: World population growth was -0.1% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.1%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
100th
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2007
All-time low
-7.7%
in 2013
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Syria, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Syria stood at -0.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Syria peaked at 6.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2013.
Syria ranks 100th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.2% | +3387.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7% | +276.5% |
| 1905 | 1.3% | +78.3% |
| 1910 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 1945 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.9% | +35.6% |
| 1951 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 1952 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 1953 | 2.4% | +6.2% |
| 1954 | 2.5% | +5.7% |
| 1955 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +131.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -87.4% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +186.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -44.0% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | -283.3% |
| 2013 | -7.7% | +233.5% |
| 2014 | -5.5% | -27.7% |
| 2015 | -3.0% | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -119.7% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -144.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -1575.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +89.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 2026 | 3.0% | -13.4% |
| 2027 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2028 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 2029 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2030 | 2.2% | -11.2% |
| 2031 | 2.1% | -5.1% |
| 2032 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 2033 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 2034 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
| 2035 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2036 | 1.4% | -10.4% |
| 2037 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2038 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2039 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2040 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2041 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2042 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2043 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2044 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2045 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2046 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2047 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2048 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2049 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2050 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2051 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2052 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2053 | 0.9% | +12.6% |
| 2054 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2055 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2056 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2057 | 0.7% | -9.9% |
| 2058 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2060 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2061 | 0.6% | -11.7% |
| 2062 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2063 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2064 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2065 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2066 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 2067 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2068 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2069 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 2070 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2071 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2072 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2073 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2074 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 2075 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2076 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2077 | 0.1% | -46.0% |
| 2078 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 2079 | 0.1% | +52.4% |
| 2080 | 0.2% | +72.7% |
| 2081 | 0.1% | -32.6% |
| 2082 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2083 | 0.1% | -53.3% |
| 2084 | 0.1% | +23.8% |
| 2085 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2086 | -0.0% | -156.6% |
| 2087 | -0.0% | -60.5% |
| 2088 | 0.0% | -170.6% |
| 2089 | 0.0% | -83.3% |
| 2090 | -0.1% | -3600.0% |
| 2091 | -0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2092 | -0.1% | +135.7% |
| 2093 | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2094 | -0.1% | +70.8% |
| 2095 | -0.1% | -44.1% |
| 2096 | -0.1% | +96.8% |
| 2097 | -0.1% | +14.8% |
| 2098 | -0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2099 | -0.2% | +17.2% |
| 2100 | -0.1% | -5.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2090 | -3600.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1800 | +3387.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | +1575.2% | -0.3% | 3.9% |
| 2012 | -283.3% | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 1900 | +276.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | -233.5% | -2.3% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -7.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 1 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.22 million people (2100)
- Population density 237.91 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Syria?
- World population growth in Syria was -0.1% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for world population growth?
- Syria ranks 100th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.