Population in Syria
The population of Syria was 25,620,427 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Syria, 2025
25,620,427
Change from 2024
+3.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
57th of 217
Population in Syria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,620,427 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 24,672,760 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 23,594,623 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 22,462,173 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 21,628,839 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 21,049,429 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 20,353,534 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 19,577,845 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 19,224,668 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 19,193,834 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 19,424,618 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 20,273,659 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 21,666,917 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 22,759,763 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 22,878,098 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 22,482,421 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 21,976,969 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 21,636,564 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 20,884,125 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 19,637,022 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 18,814,091 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 18,336,875 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 17,889,296 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 17,468,332 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 17,051,338 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8% from 24,672,760 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19,424,618 people, the figure has changed by +31.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Population growth
3.77%
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
Population aged 65 and over
4.8%
2025 · World Bank