Urban population growth in Syria
The urban population of Syria changed by 3.78% in 2025.
Syria, 2025
3.78%
Change from 2024
−0.56percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
25th of 217
Urban 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 | 3.78% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.34% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.30% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.23% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.17% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.80% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.57% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.18% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | -0.66% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | -1.99% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | -4.60% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | -2.70% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 6.63% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 10.19% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 6.62% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.48% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.37% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 4.09% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 6.58% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.72% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.17% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.22% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.15% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.20% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.24% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.56 percentage points from 4.34% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4.60%, the figure has changed by +8.38 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Urban population share
72.1%
2025 · World Bank
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