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Syria

Population

26,721,436

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
57th
Share of world
0.32%
Annual change
+852,0704.12%

Population of Syria

020M40M60M80M100M120M140M160M180M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202626.7M2050 projection37.8M↑ 41% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 26,721,436. 2050 projection: 37,793,372.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Syria. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202626,472,4974.12%57
202525,620,4274.01%57
202021,049,4293.42%61
201920,353,5343.96%61
201819,577,8451.84%62
201719,224,6680.16%62
201519,424,6182.88%60
201022,482,4213.63%54
200518,814,0912.49%58
200016,637,8882.62%55

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Aleppo is home to 4,105,521 people, 15.51% of Syria's population.

City population4M2M600K
Aleppo 4.1MDamascus 1.5MHoms 989.4KLatakia 606.2KDeir ez-Zor 523.3KAl-Hasakah 508.0KHama 453.9KAr-Rakka 416.1KQamishli 315.4KManbij 298.9K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Aleppo4.1M15.51%
2Damascus1.5M5.52%
3Homs989.4K3.74%
4Latakia606.2K2.29%
5Deir ez-Zor523.3K1.98%
6Al-Hasakah508.0K1.92%
7Hama453.9K1.71%
8Ar-Rakka416.1K1.57%
9Qamishli315.4K1.19%
10Manbij298.9K1.13%

Syria by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Syria is home to an estimated 26,721,436 people, the 57th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Syria has a net population change of approximately 2,203 people per day, driven by 1,711 births, 345 deaths, and net immigration of 837 people.
Share of world
Syria makes up 0.32% of the world's population and 0.53% of Asia's.
Density
144.2 people per km² of land (373.4 per mi²), ranking 91st among countries and territories.
Urban living
72.08% of people live in urban areas.

Syria Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 14100+ years, female: 6895–99 years, male: 37295–99 years, female: 1,23690–94 years, male: 3,25590–94 years, female: 7,96985–89 years, male: 15,54285–89 years, female: 27,28880–84 years, male: 45,98180–84 years, female: 63,70075–79 years, male: 100,04175–79 years, female: 128,93670–74 years, male: 166,80870–74 years, female: 209,19265–69 years, male: 246,55165–69 years, female: 293,62060–64 years, male: 338,46960–64 years, female: 386,71355–59 years, male: 438,06455–59 years, female: 483,55250–54 years, male: 533,19250–54 years, female: 572,24745–49 years, male: 633,30145–49 years, female: 664,48140–44 years, male: 711,97040–44 years, female: 726,89635–39 years, male: 792,91735–39 years, female: 773,10230–34 years, male: 1,006,22930–34 years, female: 965,18025–29 years, male: 1,410,06025–29 years, female: 1,374,22320–24 years, male: 1,509,45220–24 years, female: 1,469,06515–19 years, male: 1,526,41215–19 years, female: 1,459,65210–14 years, male: 1,242,12910–14 years, female: 1,182,2015–9 years, male: 1,101,1335–9 years, female: 1,052,5190–4 years, male: 1,437,7490–4 years, female: 1,371,027100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

24.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

73.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.09%

Female

49.91%

Life expectancy 71Life expectancy 75.9

Ethnicity

90%

Arab

  • Arab90%
  • Kurd, Armenian, and Other10%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Religion

87%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim87%
  • Christian10%
  • Druze3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Muslim: official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%

Christian: includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Syria United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. Central Bureau of Statistics in Syria