Syria
Population 2026
26,472,496
Overview
- Yearly change
- +3.33%
- Density
- 144 per km²
- Land area
- 183,630 km²
- Capital
- Damascus
- Currency
- Pound (SYP)
- Official languages
- AR-SY, KU, HY, ARC
- Urban population
- 72.1%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 625,1212026
- Deaths
- 125,8822026
- Birth rate
- 23.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.9per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.70
- Life expectancy
- 72.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 23.8
- Net migration
- 421,693
Age distribution
- 0–1428.4%
- 15–6466.7%
- 65+4.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $23.7B
- GDP per capita
- $1.1K
- GDP growth
- -0.2%
- Inflation
- 13.4%
- Unemployment
- 13.6%
- Exports
- $1.6B
- Imports
- $6.8B
- Tourism receipts
- 32.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture42.9%
- Industry11.9%
- Services44.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture16.3%
- Industry25.2%
- Services58.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AleppoAleppo | 2,098,2102026 |
| 2 | DamascusDamascus Governorate | 1,569,3942026 |
| 3 | HomsHoms | 775,4042026 |
| 4 | LatakiaLatakia | 709,0002026 |
| 5 | Ar RaqqahRaqqa | 531,9522026 |
| 6 | ḨamāhHama | 460,6022026 |
| 7 | ŢarţūsTartus | 458,3272026 |
| 8 | Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah | 422,4452026 |
| 9 | Deir ez-ZorDeir ez-Zor | 271,8002026 |
| 10 | Al QāmishlīAl-Hasakah | 184,2312026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26,472,496 | 625K | 126K |
| 2020 | 21,049,431 | 434K | 106K |
| 2010 | 22,482,417 | 645K | 86.0K |
| 2000 | 16,637,884 | 519K | 73.0K |
| 1990 | 12,579,212 | 469K | 59.9K |
| 1980 | 8,957,664 | 392K | 59.3K |
| 1970 | 6,380,612 | 296K | 66.3K |
| 1960 | 4,673,502 | 221K | 77.8K |
| 1950 | 3,612,085 | 165K | 96.1K |