Population19,747,586 Age structure0-14 years: 36.2% (male 3,679,473/female 3,467,096) Median agetotal: 21.4 years Population growth rate2.189% (2008 est.) Birth rate26.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate4.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rateNA Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 26.78 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 70.9 years Total fertility rate3.21 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateless than 0.1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSless than 500 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsless than 200 (2003 est.) Nationalitynoun: Syrian(s) Ethnic groupsArab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7% ReligionsSunni Muslim 74%, other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%, Christian (various denominations) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo) LanguagesArabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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