Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Syria

Children under 15 in Syria in 2025 — 7,286,638 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 244.4%.

2025 7.29M people +1.27% vs 2024
World rank 54of 217
Period maximum 8.31M people2012
Period minimum 2.12M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Syria, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,115,728 people1962: 2,284,250 people1964: 2,454,091 people1966: 2,650,579 people1968: 2,856,122 people1970: 3,072,330 people1972: 3,301,537 people1974: 3,544,180 people1976: 3,802,116 people1978: 4,078,425 people1980: 4,364,059 people1982: 4,646,289 people1984: 4,941,981 people1986: 5,252,843 people1988: 5,566,132 people1990: 5,856,815 people1992: 6,114,067 people1994: 6,351,176 people1996: 6,577,336 people1998: 6,782,174 people2000: 6,963,109 people2002: 7,120,397 people2004: 7,266,569 people2006: 7,473,860 people2008: 7,844,936 people2010: 8,125,922 people2012: 8,313,455 people2014: 8,060,875 people2016: 7,714,091 people2018: 7,426,899 people2020: 7,280,672 people2022: 7,173,248 people2024: 7,195,425 people2025: 7,286,638 people
Change over the period: +5.17M (+244.4%) Average annual rate: 1.92 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 7.29M people
World 2.01B people
Western Asia computed 86.49M people
Low-income countries computed 321M people
Children under 15 — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.29M +91,213 +1.27%
2024 7.2M +37,871 +0.53%
2023 7.16M −15,694 −0.22%
2022 7.17M −41,574 −0.58%
2021 7.21M −65,850 −0.9%
2020 7.28M −67,961 −0.92%
2019 7.35M −78,266 −1.05%
2018 7.43M −130,122 −1.72%
2017 7.56M −157,070 −2.04%
2016 7.71M −163,535 −2.08%
2015 7.88M −183,249 −2.27%
2014 8.06M −173,530 −2.11%
2013 8.23M −79,050 −0.95%
2012 8.31M +59,457 +0.72%
2011 8.25M +128,076 +1.58%
2010 8.13M +144,814 +1.81%
2009 7.98M +136,172 +1.74%
2008 7.84M +174,841 +2.28%
2007 7.67M +196,235 +2.63%
2006 7.47M +126,150 +1.72%
2005 7.35M +81,141 +1.12%
2004 7.27M +74,578 +1.04%
2003 7.19M +71,594 +1.01%
2002 7.12M +75,560 +1.07%
2001 7.04M +81,728 +1.17%
2000 6.96M +87,738 +1.28%
1999 6.88M +93,197 +1.37%
1998 6.78M +99,226 +1.48%
1997 6.68M +105,612 +1.61%
1996 6.58M +110,798 +1.71%
1995 6.47M +115,362 +1.82%
1994 6.35M +118,031 +1.89%
1993 6.23M +119,078 +1.95%
1992 6.11M +124,140 +2.07%
1991 5.99M +133,112 +2.27%
1990 5.86M +141,480 +2.48%
1989 5.72M +149,203 +2.68%
1988 5.57M +155,456 +2.87%
1987 5.41M +157,833 +3%
1986 5.25M +156,728 +3.08%
1985 5.1M +154,134 +3.12%
1984 4.94M +151,357 +3.16%
1983 4.79M +144,335 +3.11%
1982 4.65M +139,887 +3.1%
1981 4.51M +142,343 +3.26%
1980 4.36M +143,312 +3.4%
1979 4.22M +142,322 +3.49%
1978 4.08M +140,225 +3.56%
1977 3.94M +136,084 +3.58%
1976 3.8M +131,200 +3.57%
1975 3.67M +126,736 +3.58%
1974 3.54M +123,097 +3.6%
1973 3.42M +119,546 +3.62%
1972 3.3M +116,067 +3.64%
1971 3.19M +113,140 +3.68%
1970 3.07M +109,690 +3.7%
1969 2.96M +106,518 +3.73%
1968 2.86M +103,941 +3.78%
1967 2.75M +101,602 +3.83%
1966 2.65M +99,370 +3.9%
1965 2.55M +97,118 +3.96%
1964 2.45M +88,322 +3.73%
1963 2.37M +81,519 +3.57%
1962 2.28M +83,366 +3.79%
1961 2.2M +85,156 +4.02%
1960 2.12M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.