Syrian Arab Republic - Rural population

Rural population

The value for Rural population in Syrian Arab Republic was 7,792,168 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,575,360 in 2011 and a minimum value of 2,890,141 in 1960.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,890,141
1961 2,955,952
1962 3,020,621
1963 3,086,536
1964 3,154,059
1965 3,223,560
1966 3,294,908
1967 3,367,955
1968 3,442,734
1969 3,519,458
1970 3,597,901
1971 3,696,042
1972 3,802,779
1973 3,912,698
1974 4,025,196
1975 4,140,046
1976 4,256,663
1977 4,375,483
1978 4,497,666
1979 4,625,355
1980 4,759,389
1981 4,900,497
1982 5,057,118
1983 5,220,283
1984 5,384,911
1985 5,548,896
1986 5,711,328
1987 5,872,763
1988 6,033,560
1989 6,194,487
1990 6,356,134
1991 6,518,041
1992 6,679,950
1993 6,842,902
1994 7,008,166
1995 7,157,826
1996 7,307,287
1997 7,460,030
1998 7,611,039
1999 7,754,295
2000 7,885,904
2001 7,995,299
2002 8,084,104
2003 8,176,617
2004 8,304,737
2005 8,486,169
2006 8,739,432
2007 9,042,420
2008 9,324,647
2009 9,492,385
2010 9,484,968
2011 9,575,360
2012 9,492,829
2013 9,294,094
2014 9,074,695
2015 8,608,522
2016 8,237,635
2017 7,949,486
2018 7,767,278
2019 7,712,115
2020 7,792,168

Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population (% of total population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 44.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 63.19 in 1960, while its lowest value was 44.40 in 2010.

Definition: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 63.19
1961 62.60
1962 61.96
1963 61.31
1964 60.65
1965 59.99
1966 59.33
1967 58.67
1968 58.00
1969 57.33
1970 56.66
1971 56.25
1972 55.92
1973 55.60
1974 55.27
1975 54.94
1976 54.61
1977 54.28
1978 53.95
1979 53.62
1980 53.29
1981 52.96
1982 52.73
1983 52.52
1984 52.32
1985 52.11
1986 51.90
1987 51.69
1988 51.49
1989 51.28
1990 51.07
1991 50.86
1992 50.65
1993 50.45
1994 50.24
1995 49.90
1996 49.53
1997 49.16
1998 48.79
1999 48.42
2000 48.05
2001 47.69
2002 47.32
2003 46.95
2004 46.58
2005 46.22
2006 45.85
2007 45.49
2008 45.13
2009 44.76
2010 44.40
2011 45.42
2012 46.45
2013 47.47
2014 48.50
2015 47.83
2016 47.17
2017 46.50
2018 45.84
2019 45.18
2020 44.53

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization