Population · Asia · 2025 data
Syria Population
Syria had a population of 25.62 million in 2025, ranking #57 of 216 countries and territories (0.31% of the world). The population grew by 31.9% over the past ten years.
Population of Syria, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,620,427 | +3.84% |
| 2024 | 24,672,760 | +4.57% |
| 2023 | 23,594,623 | +5.04% |
| 2022 | 22,462,173 | +3.85% |
| 2021 | 21,628,839 | +2.75% |
| 2020 | 21,049,429 | +3.42% |
| 2019 | 20,353,534 | +3.96% |
| 2018 | 19,577,845 | +1.84% |
| 2017 | 19,224,668 | +0.16% |
| 2016 | 19,193,834 | -1.19% |
| 2015 | 19,424,618 | -4.19% |
| 2014 | 20,273,659 | -6.43% |
| 2013 | 21,666,917 | -4.80% |
| 2012 | 22,759,763 | -0.52% |
| 2011 | 22,878,098 | +1.76% |
| 2010 | 22,482,421 | +2.30% |
| 2009 | 21,976,969 | +1.57% |
| 2008 | 21,636,564 | +3.60% |
| 2007 | 20,884,125 | +6.35% |
| 2006 | 19,637,022 | +4.37% |
| 2005 | 18,814,091 | +2.60% |
| 2004 | 18,336,875 | +2.50% |
| 2003 | 17,889,296 | +2.41% |
| 2002 | 17,468,332 | +2.45% |
| 2001 | 17,051,338 | +2.48% |
| 2000 | 16,637,888 | +2.53% |
| 1999 | 16,228,061 | +2.58% |
| 1998 | 15,820,413 | +2.61% |
| 1997 | 15,417,542 | +2.66% |
| 1996 | 15,018,104 | +2.75% |
| 1995 | 14,616,801 | +2.87% |
| 1994 | 14,208,583 | +2.99% |
| 1993 | 13,795,686 | +3.06% |
| 1992 | 13,385,571 | +3.12% |
| 1991 | 12,980,821 | +3.19% |
| 1990 | 12,579,208 | +3.29% |
| 1989 | 12,179,060 | +3.37% |
| 1988 | 11,782,264 | +3.45% |
| 1987 | 11,388,923 | +3.51% |
| 1986 | 11,002,844 | +3.55% |
| 1985 | 10,625,672 | +3.58% |
| 1984 | 10,258,398 | +3.57% |
| 1983 | 9,904,809 | +3.47% |
| 1982 | 9,572,511 | +3.37% |
| 1981 | 9,260,189 | +3.38% |
| 1980 | 8,957,663 | +3.41% |
| 1979 | 8,661,909 | +3.45% |
| 1978 | 8,372,759 | +3.49% |
| 1977 | 8,090,501 | +3.49% |
| 1976 | 7,817,320 | +3.48% |
| 1975 | 7,554,364 | +3.45% |
| 1974 | 7,302,160 | +3.43% |
| 1973 | 7,060,321 | +3.43% |
| 1972 | 6,826,024 | +3.45% |
| 1971 | 6,598,094 | +3.41% |
| 1970 | 6,380,609 | +3.33% |
| 1969 | 6,175,166 | +3.29% |
| 1968 | 5,978,742 | +3.26% |
| 1967 | 5,790,198 | +3.23% |
| 1966 | 5,609,047 | +3.20% |
| 1965 | 5,435,267 | +3.15% |
| 1964 | 5,269,087 | +3.10% |
| 1963 | 5,110,467 | +3.05% |
| 1962 | 4,959,340 | +2.99% |
| 1961 | 4,815,466 | +3.04% |
| 1960 | 4,673,500 | — |
Demographics of Syria
Ethnic groups
Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian)
Languages
Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English
Religions
Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%
Where people live
Urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).