| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) | 
| Date | 26 Aug 2025 | 
The current population of Syria is 25,929,174 as of November 04, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Syria is projected at 25,620,427, or 25.62 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Syria is projected at 24,672,760, or 24.67 million people, for the year 2024.
Syria ranks 57th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Syria is ranked 22nd among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 24,174,628 | 24,672,760 | 996,263 | 4.038 | 0.302 | 
| 2025 | 25,170,891 | 25,620,427 | 899,071 | 3.510 | 0.311 | 
| 2026 | 26,069,962 | 26,472,497 | 805,070 | 3.041 | 0.319 | 
| 2027 | 26,875,032 | 27,261,538 | 773,013 | 2.836 | 0.326 | 
| 2028 | 27,648,045 | 28,006,551 | 717,012 | 2.560 | 0.332 | 
| 2029 | 28,365,057 | 28,719,304 | 708,495 | 2.467 | 0.338 | 
| 2030 | 29,073,552 | 29,395,540 | 643,976 | 2.191 | 0.343 | 
| 2031 | 29,717,528 | 30,029,817 | 624,578 | 2.080 | 0.348 | 
| 2032 | 30,342,106 | 30,633,651 | 583,090 | 1.903 | 0.352 | 
| 2033 | 30,925,196 | 31,212,470 | 574,548 | 1.841 | 0.356 | 
| 2034 | 31,499,744 | 31,768,131 | 536,774 | 1.690 | 0.360 | 
| 2035 | 32,036,518 | 32,294,793 | 516,551 | 1.600 | 0.363 | 
| 2036 | 32,553,069 | 32,788,145 | 470,151 | 1.434 | 0.367 | 
| 2037 | 33,023,220 | 33,258,403 | 470,366 | 1.414 | 0.369 | 
| 2038 | 33,493,586 | 33,710,715 | 434,257 | 1.288 | 0.372 | 
| 2039 | 33,927,843 | 34,131,233 | 406,780 | 1.192 | 0.374 | 
| 2040 | 34,334,623 | 34,533,185 | 397,124 | 1.150 | 0.376 | 
| 2041 | 34,731,747 | 34,916,933 | 370,373 | 1.061 | 0.378 | 
| 2042 | 35,102,120 | 35,279,861 | 355,481 | 1.008 | 0.380 | 
| 2043 | 35,457,601 | 35,623,329 | 331,455 | 0.930 | 0.381 | 
| 2044 | 35,789,056 | 35,944,390 | 310,668 | 0.864 | 0.383 | 
| 2045 | 36,099,724 | 36,265,286 | 331,124 | 0.913 | 0.384 | 
| 2046 | 36,430,848 | 36,583,262 | 304,829 | 0.833 | 0.386 | 
| 2047 | 36,735,677 | 36,878,637 | 285,921 | 0.775 | 0.387 | 
| 2048 | 37,021,598 | 37,171,022 | 298,848 | 0.804 | 0.388 | 
| 2049 | 37,320,446 | 37,477,690 | 314,488 | 0.839 | 0.389 | 
| 2050 | 37,634,934 | 37,793,372 | 316,875 | 0.838 | 0.391 | 
| 2051 | 37,951,809 | 38,104,385 | 305,153 | 0.801 | 0.393 | 
| 2052 | 38,256,962 | 38,405,282 | 296,640 | 0.772 | 0.394 | 
| 2053 | 38,553,602 | 38,721,838 | 336,471 | 0.869 | 0.396 | 
| 2054 | 38,890,073 | 39,054,293 | 328,440 | 0.841 | 0.398 | 
| 2055 | 39,218,513 | 39,368,397 | 299,769 | 0.761 | 0.400 | 
| 2056 | 39,518,282 | 39,670,581 | 304,598 | 0.768 | 0.402 | 
| 2057 | 39,822,880 | 39,961,168 | 276,576 | 0.692 | 0.403 | 
| 2058 | 40,099,456 | 40,238,147 | 277,382 | 0.689 | 0.405 | 
| 2059 | 40,376,838 | 40,530,398 | 307,120 | 0.758 | 0.407 | 
| 2060 | 40,683,958 | 40,823,977 | 280,038 | 0.686 | 0.409 | 
| 2061 | 40,963,996 | 41,088,486 | 248,981 | 0.606 | 0.410 | 
| 2062 | 41,212,977 | 41,335,313 | 244,672 | 0.592 | 0.412 | 
| 2063 | 41,457,649 | 41,578,973 | 242,647 | 0.584 | 0.413 | 
| 2064 | 41,700,296 | 41,823,207 | 245,823 | 0.588 | 0.415 | 
| 2065 | 41,946,119 | 42,068,747 | 245,256 | 0.583 | 0.416 | 
| 2066 | 42,191,375 | 42,294,461 | 206,173 | 0.487 | 0.418 | 
| 2067 | 42,397,548 | 42,492,721 | 190,347 | 0.448 | 0.419 | 
| 2068 | 42,587,895 | 42,677,395 | 178,999 | 0.419 | 0.420 | 
| 2069 | 42,766,894 | 42,839,336 | 144,884 | 0.338 | 0.421 | 
| 2070 | 42,911,778 | 42,982,251 | 140,945 | 0.328 | 0.422 | 
| 2071 | 43,052,723 | 43,123,472 | 141,498 | 0.328 | 0.423 | 
| 2072 | 43,194,221 | 43,261,217 | 133,993 | 0.310 | 0.423 | 
| 2073 | 43,328,214 | 43,381,016 | 105,603 | 0.243 | 0.424 | 
| 2074 | 43,433,817 | 43,481,645 | 95,657 | 0.220 | 0.425 | 
| 2075 | 43,529,474 | 43,575,382 | 91,817 | 0.211 | 0.425 | 
| 2076 | 43,621,291 | 43,662,464 | 82,346 | 0.189 | 0.426 | 
| 2077 | 43,703,637 | 43,725,969 | 44,665 | 0.102 | 0.426 | 
| 2078 | 43,748,302 | 43,766,728 | 36,851 | 0.084 | 0.426 | 
| 2079 | 43,785,153 | 43,813,248 | 56,190 | 0.128 | 0.426 | 
| 2080 | 43,841,343 | 43,889,937 | 97,187 | 0.221 | 0.427 | 
| 2081 | 43,938,530 | 43,971,329 | 65,599 | 0.149 | 0.427 | 
| 2082 | 44,004,129 | 44,033,887 | 59,515 | 0.135 | 0.428 | 
| 2083 | 44,063,644 | 44,077,522 | 27,757 | 0.063 | 0.428 | 
| 2084 | 44,091,401 | 44,108,507 | 34,213 | 0.078 | 0.429 | 
| 2085 | 44,125,614 | 44,142,310 | 33,393 | 0.076 | 0.429 | 
| 2086 | 44,159,007 | 44,149,497 | -19,020 | -0.043 | 0.429 | 
| 2087 | 44,139,987 | 44,136,238 | -7,498 | -0.017 | 0.429 | 
| 2088 | 44,132,489 | 44,135,056 | 5,133 | 0.012 | 0.429 | 
| 2089 | 44,137,622 | 44,138,103 | 961 | 0.002 | 0.430 | 
| 2090 | 44,138,583 | 44,123,099 | -30,967 | -0.070 | 0.430 | 
| 2091 | 44,107,616 | 44,101,402 | -12,427 | -0.028 | 0.430 | 
| 2092 | 44,095,189 | 44,080,745 | -28,889 | -0.066 | 0.430 | 
| 2093 | 44,066,300 | 44,052,054 | -28,493 | -0.065 | 0.430 | 
| 2094 | 44,037,807 | 44,013,438 | -48,737 | -0.111 | 0.430 | 
| 2095 | 43,989,070 | 43,975,476 | -27,189 | -0.062 | 0.430 | 
| 2096 | 43,961,881 | 43,935,136 | -53,490 | -0.122 | 0.430 | 
| 2097 | 43,908,391 | 43,877,577 | -61,629 | -0.140 | 0.430 | 
| 2098 | 43,846,762 | 43,817,373 | -58,778 | -0.134 | 0.429 | 
| 2099 | 43,787,984 | 43,753,607 | -68,753 | -0.157 | 0.429 | 
| 2100 | 43,719,231 | 43,686,647 | -65,169 | -0.149 | 0.429 | 
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 3,577,704 | 3,612,081 | 68,753 | 1.903 | 0.145 | 
| 1951 | 3,646,457 | 3,684,865 | 76,816 | 2.085 | 0.145 | 
| 1952 | 3,723,273 | 3,765,243 | 83,940 | 2.229 | 0.146 | 
| 1953 | 3,807,213 | 3,852,829 | 91,233 | 2.368 | 0.146 | 
| 1954 | 3,898,446 | 3,947,870 | 98,849 | 2.504 | 0.147 | 
| 1955 | 3,997,295 | 4,050,589 | 106,588 | 2.632 | 0.148 | 
| 1956 | 4,103,883 | 4,160,632 | 113,499 | 2.728 | 0.149 | 
| 1957 | 4,217,382 | 4,277,740 | 120,717 | 2.822 | 0.150 | 
| 1958 | 4,338,099 | 4,401,993 | 127,787 | 2.903 | 0.151 | 
| 1959 | 4,465,886 | 4,533,770 | 135,767 | 2.995 | 0.153 | 
| 1960 | 4,601,653 | 4,673,500 | 143,694 | 3.075 | 0.155 | 
| 1961 | 4,745,347 | 4,815,466 | 140,237 | 2.912 | 0.157 | 
| 1962 | 4,885,584 | 4,959,340 | 147,512 | 2.975 | 0.159 | 
| 1963 | 5,033,096 | 5,110,467 | 154,742 | 3.028 | 0.160 | 
| 1964 | 5,187,838 | 5,269,087 | 162,499 | 3.084 | 0.161 | 
| 1965 | 5,350,337 | 5,435,267 | 169,860 | 3.125 | 0.163 | 
| 1966 | 5,520,197 | 5,609,047 | 177,699 | 3.168 | 0.165 | 
| 1967 | 5,697,896 | 5,790,198 | 184,604 | 3.188 | 0.167 | 
| 1968 | 5,882,500 | 5,978,742 | 192,483 | 3.220 | 0.169 | 
| 1969 | 6,074,983 | 6,175,166 | 200,365 | 3.245 | 0.171 | 
| 1970 | 6,275,348 | 6,380,609 | 210,522 | 3.300 | 0.173 | 
| 1971 | 6,485,870 | 6,598,094 | 224,448 | 3.402 | 0.175 | 
| 1972 | 6,710,318 | 6,826,024 | 231,411 | 3.390 | 0.178 | 
| 1973 | 6,941,729 | 7,060,321 | 237,184 | 3.360 | 0.180 | 
| 1974 | 7,178,913 | 7,302,160 | 246,494 | 3.376 | 0.183 | 
| 1975 | 7,425,407 | 7,554,364 | 257,915 | 3.414 | 0.186 | 
| 1976 | 7,683,322 | 7,817,320 | 267,997 | 3.429 | 0.189 | 
| 1977 | 7,951,319 | 8,090,501 | 278,364 | 3.441 | 0.192 | 
| 1978 | 8,229,683 | 8,372,759 | 286,152 | 3.418 | 0.195 | 
| 1979 | 8,515,835 | 8,661,909 | 292,149 | 3.373 | 0.198 | 
| 1980 | 8,807,984 | 8,957,663 | 299,357 | 3.342 | 0.201 | 
| 1981 | 9,107,341 | 9,260,189 | 305,696 | 3.301 | 0.204 | 
| 1982 | 9,413,037 | 9,572,511 | 318,948 | 3.332 | 0.208 | 
| 1983 | 9,731,985 | 9,904,809 | 345,649 | 3.490 | 0.211 | 
| 1984 | 10,077,634 | 10,258,398 | 361,529 | 3.525 | 0.215 | 
| 1985 | 10,439,163 | 10,625,672 | 373,017 | 3.511 | 0.218 | 
| 1986 | 10,812,180 | 11,002,844 | 381,327 | 3.466 | 0.222 | 
| 1987 | 11,193,507 | 11,388,923 | 390,832 | 3.432 | 0.226 | 
| 1988 | 11,584,339 | 11,782,264 | 395,850 | 3.360 | 0.229 | 
| 1989 | 11,980,189 | 12,179,060 | 397,742 | 3.266 | 0.233 | 
| 1990 | 12,377,931 | 12,579,208 | 402,553 | 3.200 | 0.236 | 
| 1991 | 12,780,484 | 12,980,821 | 400,674 | 3.087 | 0.240 | 
| 1992 | 13,181,158 | 13,385,571 | 408,826 | 3.054 | 0.243 | 
| 1993 | 13,589,984 | 13,795,686 | 411,405 | 2.982 | 0.247 | 
| 1994 | 14,001,389 | 14,208,583 | 414,387 | 2.917 | 0.250 | 
| 1995 | 14,415,776 | 14,616,801 | 402,050 | 2.751 | 0.254 | 
| 1996 | 14,817,826 | 15,018,104 | 400,557 | 2.667 | 0.257 | 
| 1997 | 15,218,383 | 15,417,542 | 398,319 | 2.584 | 0.260 | 
| 1998 | 15,616,702 | 15,820,413 | 407,422 | 2.575 | 0.263 | 
| 1999 | 16,024,124 | 16,228,061 | 407,875 | 2.514 | 0.267 | 
| 2000 | 16,431,999 | 16,637,888 | 411,778 | 2.475 | 0.270 | 
| 2001 | 16,843,777 | 17,051,338 | 415,121 | 2.435 | 0.273 | 
| 2002 | 17,258,898 | 17,468,332 | 418,867 | 2.398 | 0.276 | 
| 2003 | 17,677,765 | 17,889,296 | 423,061 | 2.365 | 0.279 | 
| 2004 | 18,100,826 | 18,336,875 | 472,097 | 2.575 | 0.282 | 
| 2005 | 18,572,923 | 18,814,091 | 482,336 | 2.564 | 0.286 | 
| 2006 | 19,055,259 | 19,637,022 | 1,163,527 | 5.927 | 0.294 | 
| 2007 | 20,218,786 | 20,884,125 | 1,330,679 | 6.374 | 0.309 | 
| 2008 | 21,549,465 | 21,636,564 | 174,198 | 0.805 | 0.316 | 
| 2009 | 21,723,663 | 21,976,969 | 506,613 | 2.305 | 0.317 | 
| 2010 | 22,230,276 | 22,482,421 | 504,289 | 2.243 | 0.320 | 
| 2011 | 22,734,565 | 22,878,098 | 287,066 | 1.255 | 0.322 | 
| 2012 | 23,021,631 | 22,759,763 | -523,737 | -2.301 | 0.316 | 
| 2013 | 22,497,894 | 21,666,917 | -1,661,953 | -7.674 | 0.297 | 
| 2014 | 20,835,941 | 20,273,659 | -1,124,564 | -5.548 | 0.275 | 
| 2015 | 19,711,377 | 19,424,618 | -573,518 | -2.953 | 0.260 | 
| 2016 | 19,137,859 | 19,193,834 | 111,949 | 0.583 | 0.254 | 
| 2017 | 19,249,808 | 19,224,668 | -50,280 | -0.262 | 0.251 | 
| 2018 | 19,199,528 | 19,577,845 | 756,634 | 3.865 | 0.253 | 
| 2019 | 19,956,162 | 20,353,534 | 794,744 | 3.905 | 0.261 | 
| 2020 | 20,750,906 | 21,049,429 | 597,046 | 2.837 | 0.267 | 
| 2021 | 21,347,952 | 21,628,839 | 561,775 | 2.597 | 0.272 | 
| 2022 | 21,909,727 | 22,462,173 | 1,104,891 | 4.920 | 0.280 | 
| 2023 | 23,014,618 | 23,594,623 | 1,160,010 | 4.917 | 0.292 |