Urban population share in Syria
72.1% of people in Syria lived in urban areas in 2025.
Syria, 2025
72.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
81st of 217
Urban population share in Syria over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.1% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 72.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 75.8%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Syria
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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%
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Population
25,620,427 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
3.77%
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