Population of Syria today

26,108,642
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Population of Syria as of today

The current population of Syria is 26,108,642 with an annual growth rate of 3.041%. Syria has a population of 0.315% of the world's population.

Population26,108,642
Growth Rate3.041%
Male13,077,388 (50.088%)
Female13,031,254 (49.912%)
Today Change+ 1,756
Births today1,384
Deaths today279
Births in 202630,500
Deaths in 20266,142
Change in 2026+ 38,680 (0.148%)

Population chart for Syria

Population History of Syria

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202525,170,891883,4983.51%26,054,389
202424,174,628976,1714.038%25,150,799
202323,014,6181,131,6294.917%24,146,247
202221,909,7271,077,9594.92%22,987,686
202121,347,952554,4062.597%21,902,358
202020,750,906588,7032.837%21,339,609
201919,956,162779,2883.905%20,735,450
201719,249,808-50,434-0.262%19,199,374
201819,199,528742,0623.865%19,941,590
201619,137,859111,5740.583%19,249,433

Net Migration Rate of Syria

The net migration rate of Syria in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at 757,309, indicating a positive migration trend where more people are arriving than leaving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023757,309
2022735,142
2021211,220
2020269,050
2019500,985
2018514,102
2017-287,501
2016-124,063
2015-827,496
2014-1,457,679

The population of countries near Syria

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Syria
1IQ Iraq47,562,946182.261%
2IL Israel9,588,48936.755%
3JO Jordan11,478,43243.984%
4LB Lebanon5,875,11622.527%
5TR Turkey87,807,682336.767%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata