Population growth in Syria
The population of Syria changed by 3.77% in 2025.
Syria, 2025
3.77%
Change from 2024
−0.70percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
5th of 217
Population growth in Syria over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 4.47% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 4.92% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 3.78% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.72% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 3.36% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 3.89% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 1.82% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.16% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | -1.20% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | -4.28% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -6.65% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -4.92% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | -0.52% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 1.74% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.27% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 1.56% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 3.54% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 6.16% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 4.28% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.57% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.47% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.38% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.42% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.45% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.70 percentage points from 4.47% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4.28%, the figure has changed by +8.05 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Population
25,620,427 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
421,693 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
23,594,623 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.71 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
4.92%
2023 · UN Population Division