Population growth rate in Syria
Syria: Population growth rate was -0.149 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.149
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
100th
of 239 countries
All-time high
6.37
in 2007
All-time low
-7.67
in 2013
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Syria, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Syria stood at -0.149.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Syria peaked at 6.37 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.67, 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.
Population growth rate in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0056 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1958 | +3387.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7374 | +276.5% |
| 1905 | 1.31 | +78.3% |
| 1910 | 1.35 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 1.41 | +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 | 2.08 | +9.6% |
| 1952 | 2.23 | +6.9% |
| 1953 | 2.37 | +6.2% |
| 1954 | 2.5 | +5.7% |
| 1955 | 2.63 | +5.1% |
| 1956 | 2.73 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 2.82 | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 2.9 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 3 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 3.08 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 2.91 | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 2.98 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.03 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.08 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.12 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 3.17 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.19 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.22 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.25 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.3 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 3.4 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 3.39 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.36 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.38 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.41 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.43 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.44 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.42 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.37 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.34 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.3 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.33 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.49 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.52 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.51 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.47 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.43 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.36 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.27 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.09 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.05 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.98 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.92 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.75 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.67 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.58 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.58 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.51 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.58 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.93 | +131.2% |
| 2007 | 6.37 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.805 | -87.4% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +186.3% |
| 2010 | 2.24 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -44.0% |
| 2012 | -2.3 | -283.3% |
| 2013 | -7.67 | +233.5% |
| 2014 | -5.55 | -27.7% |
| 2015 | -2.95 | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 0.583 | -119.7% |
| 2017 | -0.262 | -144.9% |
| 2018 | 3.87 | -1575.2% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.84 | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 4.92 | +89.4% |
| 2023 | 4.92 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.04 | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 3.51 | -13.1% |
| 2026 | 3.04 | -13.4% |
| 2027 | 2.84 | -6.7% |
| 2028 | 2.56 | -9.7% |
| 2029 | 2.47 | -3.6% |
| 2030 | 2.19 | -11.2% |
| 2031 | 2.08 | -5.1% |
| 2032 | 1.9 | -8.5% |
| 2033 | 1.84 | -3.3% |
| 2034 | 1.69 | -8.2% |
| 2035 | 1.6 | -5.3% |
| 2036 | 1.43 | -10.4% |
| 2037 | 1.41 | -1.4% |
| 2038 | 1.29 | -8.9% |
| 2039 | 1.19 | -7.5% |
| 2040 | 1.15 | -3.5% |
| 2041 | 1.06 | -7.7% |
| 2042 | 1.01 | -5.0% |
| 2043 | 0.93 | -7.7% |
| 2044 | 0.864 | -7.1% |
| 2045 | 0.913 | +5.7% |
| 2046 | 0.833 | -8.8% |
| 2047 | 0.775 | -7.0% |
| 2048 | 0.804 | +3.7% |
| 2049 | 0.839 | +4.4% |
| 2050 | 0.838 | -0.1% |
| 2051 | 0.801 | -4.4% |
| 2052 | 0.772 | -3.6% |
| 2053 | 0.869 | +12.6% |
| 2054 | 0.841 | -3.2% |
| 2055 | 0.761 | -9.5% |
| 2056 | 0.768 | +0.9% |
| 2057 | 0.692 | -9.9% |
| 2058 | 0.689 | -0.4% |
| 2059 | 0.758 | +10.0% |
| 2060 | 0.686 | -9.5% |
| 2061 | 0.606 | -11.7% |
| 2062 | 0.592 | -2.3% |
| 2063 | 0.584 | -1.4% |
| 2064 | 0.588 | +0.7% |
| 2065 | 0.583 | -0.9% |
| 2066 | 0.487 | -16.5% |
| 2067 | 0.448 | -8.0% |
| 2068 | 0.419 | -6.5% |
| 2069 | 0.338 | -19.3% |
| 2070 | 0.328 | -3.0% |
| 2071 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 2072 | 0.31 | -5.5% |
| 2073 | 0.243 | -21.6% |
| 2074 | 0.22 | -9.5% |
| 2075 | 0.211 | -4.1% |
| 2076 | 0.189 | -10.4% |
| 2077 | 0.102 | -46.0% |
| 2078 | 0.084 | -17.6% |
| 2079 | 0.128 | +52.4% |
| 2080 | 0.221 | +72.7% |
| 2081 | 0.149 | -32.6% |
| 2082 | 0.135 | -9.4% |
| 2083 | 0.063 | -53.3% |
| 2084 | 0.078 | +23.8% |
| 2085 | 0.076 | -2.6% |
| 2086 | -0.043 | -156.6% |
| 2087 | -0.017 | -60.5% |
| 2088 | 0.012 | -170.6% |
| 2089 | 0.002 | -83.3% |
| 2090 | -0.07 | -3600.0% |
| 2091 | -0.028 | -60.0% |
| 2092 | -0.066 | +135.7% |
| 2093 | -0.065 | -1.5% |
| 2094 | -0.111 | +70.8% |
| 2095 | -0.062 | -44.1% |
| 2096 | -0.122 | +96.8% |
| 2097 | -0.14 | +14.8% |
| 2098 | -0.134 | -4.3% |
| 2099 | -0.157 | +17.2% |
| 2100 | -0.149 | -5.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -0.149 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.271. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -0.149 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.002 | -0.07 |
| 1800 | +3387.2% | 0.0056 | 0.1958 |
| 2018 | +1575.2% | -0.262 | 3.87 |
| 2012 | -283.3% | 1.25 | -2.3 |
| 1900 | +276.5% | 0.1958 | 0.7374 |
| 2013 | -233.5% | -2.3 | -7.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0056 | 0.0056 | 0.0056 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1958 | 0.1958 | 0.1958 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.03 | 0.7374 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 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 | 2.52 | 1.9 | 3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1 | 2.91 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.39 | 3.3 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4 | 3.27 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.83 | 2.51 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 | 0.805 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6887 | -7.67 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 | 2.47 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.66 | 1.19 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.9177 | 0.775 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.7789 | 0.689 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.5331 | 0.338 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2143 | 0.084 | 0.328 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.0676 | -0.043 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.0955 | -0.157 | -0.028 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.149 | -0.149 | -0.149 | 1 |
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- 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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Syria?
- Population growth rate in Syria was -0.149 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.67 in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for population growth rate?
- Syria ranks 100th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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