| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 29 May 2024 |
There are 12.18 million males and 12.17 million females in Syria. The percentage of the male population is 50.03%, compared to 49.97% of the female population. Syria has 15k more males than females. The sex ratio in Syria in 2024 will be 100.122 males per 100 females. Syria is in the 153rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,543,537 | 2.11 |
| 1955 | 3,989,101 | 2.69 |
| 1960 | 4,610,712 | 3.07 |
| 1965 | 5,368,451 | 3.16 |
| 1970 | 6,319,199 | 3.35 |
| 1975 | 7,497,126 | 3.42 |
| 1980 | 8,898,954 | 3.40 |
| 1985 | 10,540,926 | 3.44 |
| 1990 | 12,408,996 | 3.02 |
| 1995 | 14,313,450 | 2.76 |
| 2000 | 16,307,654 | 2.51 |
| 2005 | 18,583,557 | 2.73 |
| 2010 | 22,337,563 | 2.26 |
| 2015 | 19,205,178 | -2.99 |
| 2020 | 20,772,595 | 2.76 |
| 2021 | 21,324,367 | 2.49 |
| 2022 | 22,125,249 | 4.84 |
| 2023 | 23,227,014 | 4.88 |
| 2024 | 24,348,053 | 4.56 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 91,700 | 166,567 | 25.873 | 46.996 |
| 1955 | 85,096 | 192,178 | 21.327 | 48.164 |
| 1960 | 75,233 | 216,783 | 16.314 | 47.008 |
| 1965 | 70,305 | 249,092 | 13.081 | 46.348 |
| 1970 | 66,730 | 298,001 | 10.540 | 47.069 |
| 1975 | 63,220 | 340,942 | 8.418 | 45.395 |
| 1980 | 60,019 | 390,383 | 6.732 | 43.786 |
| 1985 | 57,228 | 432,257 | 5.424 | 40.968 |
| 1990 | 59,390 | 446,058 | 4.784 | 35.928 |
| 1995 | 64,499 | 473,736 | 4.503 | 33.076 |
| 2000 | 72,012 | 500,107 | 4.413 | 30.644 |
| 2005 | 72,918 | 566,757 | 3.924 | 30.500 |
| 2010 | 82,765 | 641,215 | 3.701 | 28.675 |
| 2015 | 143,047 | 396,623 | 7.297 | 20.233 |
| 2020 | 103,032 | 406,127 | 4.990 | 19.670 |
| 2021 | 108,607 | 426,856 | 5.117 | 20.111 |
| 2022 | 109,839 | 446,859 | 5.047 | 20.531 |
| 2023 | 115,683 | 490,781 | 5.060 | 21.468 |
| 2024 | 121,653 | 532,402 | 5.067 | 22.174 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 1,116,077 | 2,297,254 | 32.698 |
| 1955 | 1,358,205 | 2,553,296 | 34.723 |
| 1960 | 1,683,354 | 2,890,158 | 36.807 |
| 1965 | 2,149,575 | 3,223,562 | 40.006 |
| 1970 | 2,752,618 | 3,597,923 | 43.345 |
| 1975 | 3,395,649 | 4,140,065 | 45.061 |
| 1980 | 4,171,360 | 4,759,414 | 46.708 |
| 1985 | 5,099,767 | 5,548,865 | 47.891 |
| 1990 | 6,090,038 | 6,356,133 | 48.931 |
| 1995 | 7,187,664 | 7,157,828 | 50.104 |
| 2000 | 8,524,885 | 7,885,963 | 51.947 |
| 2005 | 9,839,155 | 8,455,456 | 53.782 |
| 2010 | 11,686,472 | 9,332,362 | 55.600 |
| 2015 | 9,773,578 | 8,961,409 | 52.168 |
| 2020 | 10,498,283 | 8,426,159 | 55.475 |
| 2021 | 10,992,592 | 8,593,515 | 56.124 |
| 2022 | 11,618,692 | 8,847,791 | 56.769 |
| 2023 | 12,328,787 | 9,146,490 | 57.409 |
| 2024 | 13,052,654 | 9,434,982 | 58.044 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,174,995 | 1,123,217 | 2,298,213 | 9.44 | 104.610 |
| 05-09 | 974,984 | 932,760 | 1,907,744 | 7.84 | 104.527 |
| 10-14 | 1,363,845 | 1,298,767 | 2,662,613 | 10.94 | 105.011 |
| 15-19 | 1,542,370 | 1,488,730 | 3,031,101 | 12.45 | 103.603 |
| 20-24 | 1,459,234 | 1,434,463 | 2,893,697 | 11.88 | 101.727 |
| 25-29 | 1,146,966 | 1,114,856 | 2,261,822 | 9.29 | 102.880 |
| 30-34 | 788,080 | 750,705 | 1,538,784 | 6.32 | 104.979 |
| 35-39 | 726,079 | 713,672 | 1,439,751 | 5.91 | 101.738 |
| 40-44 | 684,014 | 692,910 | 1,376,924 | 5.66 | 98.716 |
| 45-49 | 612,363 | 634,867 | 1,247,230 | 5.12 | 96.455 |
| 50-54 | 514,150 | 545,529 | 1,059,678 | 4.35 | 94.248 |
| 55-59 | 401,005 | 440,923 | 841,928 | 3.46 | 90.947 |
| 60-64 | 291,986 | 337,671 | 629,658 | 2.59 | 86.471 |
| 65-69 | 213,230 | 258,295 | 471,525 | 1.94 | 82.553 |
| 70-74 | 140,918 | 183,023 | 323,941 | 1.33 | 76.995 |
| 75-79 | 87,480 | 114,881 | 202,361 | 0.83 | 76.148 |
| 80-84 | 40,355 | 62,337 | 102,692 | 0.42 | 64.737 |
| 85-89 | 15,201 | 28,180 | 43,382 | 0.18 | 53.943 |
| 90-94 | 3,799 | 9,268 | 13,066 | 0.05 | 40.991 |
| 95-99 | 374 | 1,456 | 1,831 | 0.01 | 25.687 |
| 100+ | 15 | 98 | 113 | 0.00 | 15.306 |
| Total | 12,181,443 | 12,166,608 | 24,348,054 | 100.122 | |