Syria

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Syria	187,236.6 km²
Population	18.5 million
Male Population	9,494,022 (51.3%)
Female Population	9,003,702 (48.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+144.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+13.2%
Median Age	21.7 years
Male Median Age	21.6 years
Female Median Age	21.9 years
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Syria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	7,572,846	12,440,085	16,334,646	18,497,742
Population Density	40.4 / km²	66.4 / km²	87.2 / km²	98.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Syria Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,171,924	1,107,682	2,279,607
5-9	1,154,537	1,086,243	2,240,780
10-14	1,099,117	1,025,533	2,124,651
15-19	1,004,372	932,823	1,937,195
20-24	989,759	925,516	1,915,275
25-29	895,291	849,157	1,744,449
30-34	717,490	689,873	1,407,364
35-39	547,533	529,664	1,077,198
40-44	460,557	445,296	905,853
45-49	394,649	378,538	773,188
50-54	313,666	310,614	624,281
55-59	253,734	253,234	506,968
60-64	192,950	170,993	363,944
65-69	145,115	141,674	286,789
70-74	88,752	90,306	179,059
75-79	64,391	66,222	130,613
80-84	129	203	333
85 Plus	55	129	185

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	1,515,456	n/a	n/a
100	2,052,701	3.1%	53,724
200	2,781,373	3.1%	72,867
300	3,767,652	3.1%	98,627
400	2,984,862	-2.3%	-78,279
500	2,364,896	-2.3%	-61,996
600	1,873,836	-2.3%	-49,106
700	1,487,009	-2.3%	-38,682
800	1,180,976	-2.3%	-30,603
900	2,141,797	6.1%	96,082
1000	1,046,299	-6.9%	-109,549
1100	1,099,462	0.5%	5,316
1200	1,158,944	0.5%	5,948
1300	1,218,425	0.5%	5,948
1400	974,440	-2.2%	-24,398
1500	1,044,121	0.7%	6,968
1600	1,220,169	1.6%	17,604
1700	1,227,792	0.1%	762
1800	1,303,723	0.6%	7,593
1900	1,925,762	4%	62,203
1910	1,891,781	-1.8%	-33,981
1920	1,859,726	-1.7%	-32,055
1930	1,828,191	-1.7%	-31,535
1940	2,861,066	56.5%	1,032,875
1950	3,482,457	21.7%	621,391
1960	4,553,077	30.7%	1,070,620
1970	6,318,259	38.8%	1,765,182
1990	12,440,085	40.3%	3,060,913
2000	16,334,646	31.3%	3,894,561
2020	20,062,838	10.8%	1,864,096
2030	23,179,550	15.5%	3,116,712
2040	25,844,496	11.5%	2,664,946
2050	27,874,201	7.9%	2,029,705
2060	29,417,355	5.5%	1,543,154
2070	30,372,649	3.2%	955,294
2080	30,769,426	1.3%	396,777
2090	30,620,383	-0.5%	-149,043
2100	30,021,031	-2%	-599,352

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Governorates in Syria

Governorates in Syria

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Aleppo Governorate	19,073.2 km²	4.2 million	576.3 / mi²
Ar Raqqah, Syria	18,347.6 km²	818,292	115.5 / mi²
As-Suwayda Governorate	6,684.7 km²	322,061	124.8 / mi²
Damascus Governorate	53.9 km²	998,394	47,942 / mi²
Daraa Governorate	3,810.7 km²	913,365	620.8 / mi²
Deir ez-Zor Governorate	27,249.6 km²	1.1 million	104.2 / mi²
Hama Governorate	10,202.9 km²	1.4 million	352.4 / mi²
Hasakah, Syria	22,711 km²	1.3 million	150.1 / mi²
Homs Governorate	50,480.5 km²	1.6 million	79.8 / mi²
Idlib Governorate	5,590.5 km²	1.3 million	603.4 / mi²
Latakia Governorate	2,467.9 km²	843,443	885.2 / mi²
Quneitra Governorate	1,766.2 km²	121,451	178.1 / mi²
Rif Dimashq Governorate	18,069.4 km²	3.0 million	428.0 / mi²
Tartus Governorate	1,881.6 km²	653,854	900.0 / mi²

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