Syrian Arab Republic - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Syrian Arab Republic was 17,500,660 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,362,540 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,573,514 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 4,573,514
1961 4,721,893
1962 4,875,429
1963 5,034,639
1964 5,200,341
1965 5,373,137
1966 5,553,247
1967 5,740,702
1968 5,935,850
1969 6,139,054
1970 6,350,544
1971 6,570,859
1972 6,800,148
1973 7,037,860
1974 7,283,181
1975 7,535,715
1976 7,794,658
1977 8,060,652
1978 8,336,421
1979 8,625,693
1980 8,930,776
1981 9,252,854
1982 9,590,226
1983 9,938,852
1984 10,293,050
1985 10,648,630
1986 11,004,270
1987 11,360,850
1988 11,719,060
1989 12,080,440
1990 12,446,170
1991 12,815,400
1992 13,187,670
1993 13,565,070
1994 13,950,490
1995 14,345,490
1996 14,754,150
1997 15,175,310
1998 15,599,590
1999 16,013,990
2000 16,410,850
2001 16,766,560
2002 17,084,630
2003 17,415,210
2004 17,827,830
2005 18,361,180
2006 19,059,260
2007 19,878,260
2008 20,664,040
2009 21,205,870
2010 21,362,540
2011 21,081,810
2012 20,438,860
2013 19,578,470
2014 18,710,710
2015 17,997,410
2016 17,465,570
2017 17,095,670
2018 16,945,060
2019 17,070,130
2020 17,500,660

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Syrian Arab Republic was 8,740,592 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,577,490 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,235,648 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,235,648
1961 2,311,110
1962 2,389,134
1963 2,469,944
1964 2,553,907
1965 2,641,281
1966 2,732,194
1967 2,826,664
1968 2,924,823
1969 3,026,813
1970 3,132,704
1971 3,242,717
1972 3,356,946
1973 3,475,304
1974 3,597,611
1975 3,723,828
1976 3,853,656
1977 3,987,295
1978 4,125,809
1979 4,270,610
1980 4,422,557
1981 4,582,113
1982 4,748,557
1983 4,920,100
1984 5,094,227
1985 5,269,111
1986 5,444,157
1987 5,619,747
1988 5,796,198
1989 5,974,196
1990 6,154,286
1991 6,335,853
1992 6,518,641
1993 6,704,066
1994 6,894,076
1995 7,089,692
1996 7,293,758
1997 7,505,360
1998 7,717,528
1999 7,920,656
2000 8,109,037
2001 8,269,362
2002 8,404,990
2003 8,545,955
2004 8,733,895
2005 8,992,895
2006 9,347,043
2007 9,772,452
2008 10,187,740
2009 10,481,160
2010 10,577,490
2011 10,449,090
2012 10,134,980
2013 9,709,439
2014 9,280,573
2015 8,931,433
2016 8,675,964
2017 8,503,336
2018 8,441,049
2019 8,515,582
2020 8,740,592

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 49.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.94 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.88 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.88
1961 48.94
1962 49.00
1963 49.06
1964 49.11
1965 49.16
1966 49.20
1967 49.24
1968 49.27
1969 49.30
1970 49.33
1971 49.35
1972 49.37
1973 49.38
1974 49.40
1975 49.42
1976 49.44
1977 49.47
1978 49.49
1979 49.51
1980 49.52
1981 49.52
1982 49.51
1983 49.50
1984 49.49
1985 49.48
1986 49.47
1987 49.47
1988 49.46
1989 49.45
1990 49.45
1991 49.44
1992 49.43
1993 49.42
1994 49.42
1995 49.42
1996 49.44
1997 49.46
1998 49.47
1999 49.46
2000 49.41
2001 49.32
2002 49.20
2003 49.07
2004 48.99
2005 48.98
2006 49.04
2007 49.16
2008 49.30
2009 49.43
2010 49.51
2011 49.56
2012 49.59
2013 49.59
2014 49.60
2015 49.63
2016 49.67
2017 49.74
2018 49.81
2019 49.89
2020 49.94

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 8,760,065 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,785,050 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,337,866 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,337,866
1961 2,410,783
1962 2,486,295
1963 2,564,695
1964 2,646,434
1965 2,731,856
1966 2,821,053
1967 2,914,038
1968 3,011,027
1969 3,112,241
1970 3,217,840
1971 3,328,142
1972 3,443,202
1973 3,562,556
1974 3,685,570
1975 3,811,887
1976 3,941,002
1977 4,073,357
1978 4,210,612
1979 4,355,083
1980 4,508,219
1981 4,670,741
1982 4,841,669
1983 5,018,752
1984 5,198,821
1985 5,379,522
1986 5,560,116
1987 5,741,101
1988 5,922,866
1989 6,106,243
1990 6,291,882
1991 6,479,547
1992 6,669,028
1993 6,861,008
1994 7,056,410
1995 7,255,799
1996 7,460,390
1997 7,669,948
1998 7,882,060
1999 8,093,336
2000 8,301,810
2001 8,497,193
2002 8,679,638
2003 8,869,259
2004 9,093,932
2005 9,368,283
2006 9,712,214
2007 10,105,810
2008 10,476,300
2009 10,724,710
2010 10,785,050
2011 10,632,730
2012 10,303,880
2013 9,869,027
2014 9,430,138
2015 9,065,978
2016 8,789,603
2017 8,592,333
2018 8,504,013
2019 8,554,550
2020 8,760,065

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Syrian Arab Republic was 50.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.12 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.06 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.12
1961 51.06
1962 51.00
1963 50.94
1964 50.89
1965 50.84
1966 50.80
1967 50.76
1968 50.73
1969 50.70
1970 50.67
1971 50.65
1972 50.63
1973 50.62
1974 50.60
1975 50.58
1976 50.56
1977 50.53
1978 50.51
1979 50.49
1980 50.48
1981 50.48
1982 50.49
1983 50.50
1984 50.51
1985 50.52
1986 50.53
1987 50.53
1988 50.54
1989 50.55
1990 50.55
1991 50.56
1992 50.57
1993 50.58
1994 50.58
1995 50.58
1996 50.56
1997 50.54
1998 50.53
1999 50.54
2000 50.59
2001 50.68
2002 50.80
2003 50.93
2004 51.01
2005 51.02
2006 50.96
2007 50.84
2008 50.70
2009 50.57
2010 50.49
2011 50.44
2012 50.41
2013 50.41
2014 50.40
2015 50.37
2016 50.33
2017 50.26
2018 50.19
2019 50.11
2020 50.06

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population