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Share of women in the population — Syria

Share of women in the population in Syria in 2025 — 49.94%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.46 pp.

2025 49.94% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 145of 217
Period maximum 50.02%2020
Period minimum 48.48%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Syria, 1960–20254848.54949.55050.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 48.48%1962: 48.56%1964: 48.63%1966: 48.69%1968: 48.75%1970: 48.81%1972: 48.84%1974: 48.9%1976: 48.94%1978: 49%1980: 49.06%1982: 49.14%1984: 49.2%1986: 49.23%1988: 49.26%1990: 49.3%1992: 49.34%1994: 49.38%1996: 49.43%1998: 49.47%2000: 49.5%2002: 49.54%2004: 49.57%2006: 49.57%2008: 49.59%2010: 49.57%2012: 49.6%2014: 49.69%2016: 49.85%2018: 49.98%2020: 50.02%2022: 50.01%2024: 49.98%2025: 49.94%
Change over the period: +1.46 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Syria 49.94%
World 49.73%
Middle East & North Africa 48.58%
Western Asia computed 47.62%
Low-income countries computed 50.17%
Share of women in the population — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.94 −0.04 pp
2024 49.98 −0.03 pp
2023 50.01 −0 pp
2022 50.01 −0.01 pp
2021 50.02 −0 pp
2020 50.02 +0.01 pp
2019 50.01 +0.03 pp
2018 49.98 +0.06 pp
2017 49.92 +0.07 pp
2016 49.85 +0.09 pp
2015 49.76 +0.07 pp
2014 49.69 +0.05 pp
2013 49.65 +0.05 pp
2012 49.6 +0.03 pp
2011 49.57 −0 pp
2010 49.57 −0 pp
2009 49.58 −0.01 pp
2008 49.59 +0 pp
2007 49.58 +0.01 pp
2006 49.57 +0.01 pp
2005 49.56 −0 pp
2004 49.57 +0.01 pp
2003 49.56 +0.02 pp
2002 49.54 +0.02 pp
2001 49.52 +0.02 pp
2000 49.5 +0.02 pp
1999 49.49 +0.02 pp
1998 49.47 +0.02 pp
1997 49.45 +0.02 pp
1996 49.43 +0.02 pp
1995 49.4 +0.02 pp
1994 49.38 +0.02 pp
1993 49.36 +0.02 pp
1992 49.34 +0.02 pp
1991 49.32 +0.02 pp
1990 49.3 +0.02 pp
1989 49.28 +0.02 pp
1988 49.26 +0.02 pp
1987 49.25 +0.02 pp
1986 49.23 +0.02 pp
1985 49.21 +0.01 pp
1984 49.2 +0.02 pp
1983 49.18 +0.04 pp
1982 49.14 +0.05 pp
1981 49.1 +0.03 pp
1980 49.06 +0.03 pp
1979 49.03 +0.03 pp
1978 49 +0.03 pp
1977 48.97 +0.03 pp
1976 48.94 +0.03 pp
1975 48.92 +0.02 pp
1974 48.9 +0.03 pp
1973 48.86 +0.03 pp
1972 48.84 +0.01 pp
1971 48.83 +0.02 pp
1970 48.81 +0.03 pp
1969 48.78 +0.03 pp
1968 48.75 +0.03 pp
1967 48.72 +0.03 pp
1966 48.69 +0.03 pp
1965 48.66 +0.03 pp
1964 48.63 +0.03 pp
1963 48.6 +0.04 pp
1962 48.56 +0.04 pp
1961 48.52 +0.04 pp
1960 48.48 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AM Armenia 53.59 GE Georgia 53.37 LB Lebanon 51.35 AZ Azerbaijan 50.96 PS Palestine 50.38 IL Israel 50.19 TR Türkiye 50.11 SY Syria 49.94 IQ Iraq 49.78 CY Cyprus 49.63 YE Yemen 49.33 JO Jordan 48.49 SA Saudi Arabia 39.57 KW Kuwait 38.93 BH Bahrain 37.96 OM Oman 37.59 AE United Arab Emirates 36.23 QA Qatar 28.91
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About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

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

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