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Population in Syria

Syria: Population was 23.59 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
23.59 million people
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
58th
of 238 countries
All-time high
23.59 million people
in 2023
All-time low
994,000 people
in 1400
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Syria, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Syria recorded 23.59 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Syria peaked at 23.59 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 994,000 people, in 1400.

Syria ranks 58th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.06 million people 1.06 million people 1.06 million people 1
1100s 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 1.12 million people 1
1200s 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1.18 million people 1
1300s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1400s 994,000 people 994,000 people 994,000 people 1
1500s 1.06 million people 1.06 million people 1.06 million people 1
1600s 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people 1
1700s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1710s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1720s 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1.26 million people 1
1730s 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1.27 million people 1
1740s 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1.28 million people 1
1750s 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1
1760s 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1
1770s 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1
1780s 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1
1790s 1.32 million people 1.32 million people 1.32 million people 1
1800s 1.27 million people 1.25 million people 1.29 million people 10
1810s 1.31 million people 1.29 million people 1.33 million people 10
1820s 1.36 million people 1.34 million people 1.38 million people 10
1830s 1.40 million people 1.38 million people 1.43 million people 10
1840s 1.45 million people 1.43 million people 1.47 million people 10
1850s 1.50 million people 1.48 million people 1.53 million people 10
1860s 1.56 million people 1.53 million people 1.58 million people 10
1870s 1.61 million people 1.58 million people 1.64 million people 10
1880s 1.67 million people 1.64 million people 1.69 million people 10
1890s 1.73 million people 1.70 million people 1.76 million people 10
1900s 1.87 million people 1.77 million people 1.98 million people 10
1910s 2.14 million people 2.01 million people 2.28 million people 10
1920s 2.46 million people 2.31 million people 2.62 million people 10
1930s 2.83 million people 2.66 million people 3.01 million people 10
1940s 3.26 million people 3.06 million people 3.48 million people 10
1950s 4.03 million people 3.61 million people 4.53 million people 10
1960s 5.38 million people 4.67 million people 6.18 million people 10
1970s 7.47 million people 6.38 million people 8.66 million people 10
1980s 10.49 million people 8.96 million people 12.18 million people 10
1990s 14.41 million people 12.58 million people 16.23 million people 10
2000s 19.03 million people 16.64 million people 21.98 million people 10
2010s 20.78 million people 19.19 million people 22.88 million people 10
2020s 22.18 million people 21.05 million people 23.59 million people 4

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 55 North Korea 26.42 million people compare
  2. 56 Niger 26.16 million people compare
  3. 57 Mali 23.77 million people compare
  4. 59 Taiwan 23.32 million people compare
  5. 60 Burkina Faso 23.03 million people compare
  6. 61 Sri Lanka 22.97 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Syria?
Population in Syria was 23.59 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 23.59 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 994,000 people in 1400.
How does Syria rank for population?
Syria ranks 58th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.