The population of Syrian Arab Republic is expected to grow by 923,000 in 2025 and reach 24,212,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 240,000 people yearly. On average there are 467,822 births and 88,564 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.62 percent per year. The population density of Syrian Arab Republic has changed from 48.6 in 1980 to 116.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 23,667,759 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 28.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.2 years | |
| Population density | 127.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,411,000 | 923,000 (3.9%) | 240,000 | 28.2 | 2.54 | 128 | 14,462,000 (61.8%) |
| 2024 | 22,488,000 | 1,013,000 (4.5%) | 556,000 | 27.9 | 123 | 13,798,000 (61.4%) | |
| 2023 | 21,475,000 | 1,009,000 (4.7%) | 556,000 | 27.6 | 117 | 13,087,000 (60.9%) | |
| 2022 | 20,466,000 | 880,000 (4.3%) | 556,000 | 27.3 | 112 | 12,388,000 (60.5%) | |
| 2021 | 19,586,000 | 662,000 (3.4%) | 556,000 | 27.0 | 107 | 11,774,000 (60.1%) | |
| 2020 | 18,924,000 | 425,000 (2.3%) | 556,000 | 26.7 | 2.73 | 103 | 11,298,000 (59.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -248,000 | 26.4 | 2.77 | 101 | 10,968,000 (59.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -248,000 | 26.1 | 2.82 | 100 | 10,765,000 (58.9%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -248,000 | 25.8 | 2.87 | 100 | 10,682,000 (58.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -248,000 | 25.5 | 2.92 | 100 | 10,700,905 (58.1%) |
| 2015 | 18,734,987 | -468,103 (-2.5%) | -248,000 | 25.2 | 2.97 | 102 | 10,801,844 (57.7%) |
| 2010 | 21,018,834 | 193,941 (0.9%) | -831,579 | 24.7 | 3.21 | 114 | 11,702,656 (55.7%) |
| 2005 | 18,294,611 | 487,973 (2.7%) | 74,000 | 23.5 | 3.56 | 100 | 9,839,391 (53.8%) |
| 2000 | 16,410,848 | 394,756 (2.4%) | -75,982 | 22.7 | 4.04 | 89 | 8,524,943 (51.9%) |
| 1995 | 14,345,492 | 395,795 (2.8%) | -26,000 | 21.8 | 4.51 | 78 | 7,187,665 (50.1%) |
| 1990 | 12,446,171 | 365,727 (2.9%) | -14,000 | 21.0 | 5.31 | 68 | 6,090,036 (48.9%) |
| 1985 | 10,648,632 | 355,583 (3.3%) | -29,300 | 20.7 | 6.36 | 58 | 5,099,736 (47.9%) |
| 1980 | 8,930,774 | 305,084 (3.4%) | -17,400 | 20.7 | 7.09 | 49 | 4,171,386 (46.7%) |
| 1975 | 7,535,714 | 252,537 (3.4%) | -32,334 | 21.0 | 7.47 | 41 | 3,395,668 (45.1%) |
| 1970 | 6,350,541 | 211,493 (3.3%) | -16,300 | 21.4 | 7.57 | 35 | 2,752,642 (43.3%) |
| 1965 | 5,373,137 | 172,801 (3.2%) | -3,200 | 21.9 | 7.56 | 29 | 2,149,577 (40.0%) |
| 1960 | 4,573,512 | 148,384 (3.1%) | -3,200 | 22.5 | 7.47 | 25 | 1,683,373 (36.8%) |
In 2024 the population of Syrian Arab Republic was 22,488,000 and the average age increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 27.9. Urban population has increased from 8,524,943 (51.9%) in 2000 to 14,462,000 (61.8%) in the current year. The population density of Syrian Arab Republic has changed from 48.6 in 1980 to 116.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 556,000 | 26.7 | 2.73 | 103 | 11,298,000 (59.7%) |
| 2025 | 23,411,000 | 923,000 (3.9%) | 240,000 | 28.2 | 2.54 | 128 | 14,462,000 (61.8%) |
| 2030 | 26,608,000 | 535,000 (2.0%) | 46,000 | 29.7 | 2.37 | 145 | 16,986,000 (63.8%) |
| 2035 | 28,885,000 | 412,000 (1.4%) | -10,000 | 31.1 | 2.23 | 157 | 19,017,000 (65.8%) |
| 2040 | 30,799,000 | 366,000 (1.2%) | -10,000 | 32.5 | 2.12 | 168 | 20,878,000 (67.8%) |
| 2045 | 32,525,000 | 328,000 (1.0%) | -10,000 | 34.0 | 2.02 | 177 | 22,662,000 (69.7%) |
| 2050 | 34,021,000 | 281,000 (0.8%) | -10,000 | 35.4 | 1.93 | 185 | 24,325,000 (71.5%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 81.0 (79.0 years for male and 83.1 years for females). Population density will go up to 185.3 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Syrian Arab Republic constitutes of 11,672,000 women and 11,739,000 men, which means there are 1,006 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 41.0% of population (9,603,192) is 19 or younger, 53.6% of population (12,543,614) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.4% of population (1,264,194) is over 65.