Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Syria
Syria: Population — Total Population - Both sexes was 23,595 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Syria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, population — total population - both sexes in Syria stood at 23,595 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population — total population - both sexes in Syria peaked at 23,595 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,194 1000 No, in 2016.
Syria ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population — Total Population - Both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,482 1000 No | — |
| 2011 | 22,878 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 22,760 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21,667 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 20,274 1000 No | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 19,425 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 19,194 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 19,225 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19,578 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 20,354 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21,049 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 21,629 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 22,462 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 23,595 1000 No | +5.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 23,595 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,595 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Syria's 23,595 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,439 1000 No, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,784 1000 No | 19,194 1000 No | 22,878 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,184 1000 No | 21,049 1000 No | 23,595 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 60 Australia 26,451 1000 No compare
- 61 Niger 26,160 1000 No compare
- 62 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 25,931 1000 No compare
- 63 Syrian Arab Republic 23,595 1000 No compare
- 65 China, Taiwan Province of 23,317 1000 No compare
- 66 Burkina Faso 23,026 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Syria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 76.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.85 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 42.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2010)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population — total population - both sexes in Syria?
- Population — total population - both sexes in Syria was 23,595 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 23,595 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest population — total population - both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,194 1000 No in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for population — total population - both sexes?
- Syria ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population — total population - both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population — Total Population - Both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.