Rural population in Syria in 2025 — 7,152,294 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 155.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.15M | +262,706 | +3.81% |
| 2024 | 6.89M | +322,586 | +4.91% |
| 2023 | 6.57M | +415,174 | +6.75% |
| 2022 | 6.15M | +314,745 | +5.39% |
| 2021 | 5.84M | +240,567 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6M | +268,954 | +5.05% |
| 2019 | 5.33M | +249,316 | +4.91% |
| 2018 | 5.08M | +183,561 | +3.75% |
| 2017 | 4.89M | +125,787 | +2.64% |
| 2016 | 4.77M | +58,993 | +1.25% |
| 2015 | 4.71M | −155,773 | −3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.87M | −970,945 | −16.64% |
| 2013 | 5.84M | −2.11M | −26.54% |
| 2012 | 7.95M | −1.55M | −16.35% |
| 2011 | 9.5M | −461,986 | −4.64% |
| 2010 | 9.96M | +77,385 | +0.78% |
| 2009 | 9.88M | +57,120 | +0.58% |
| 2008 | 9.83M | +279,594 | +2.93% |
| 2007 | 9.55M | +525,175 | +5.82% |
| 2006 | 9.02M | +333,458 | +3.84% |
| 2005 | 8.69M | +161,188 | +1.89% |
| 2004 | 8.53M | +136,997 | +1.63% |
| 2003 | 8.39M | +126,391 | +1.53% |
| 2002 | 8.26M | +127,292 | +1.56% |
| 2001 | 8.14M | +129,285 | +1.61% |
| 2000 | 8.01M | +132,042 | +1.68% |
| 1999 | 7.87M | +136,220 | +1.76% |
| 1998 | 7.74M | +139,767 | +1.84% |
| 1997 | 7.6M | +144,515 | +1.94% |
| 1996 | 7.45M | +152,380 | +2.09% |
| 1995 | 7.3M | +163,187 | +2.29% |
| 1994 | 7.14M | +171,881 | +2.47% |
| 1993 | 6.97M | +175,527 | +2.58% |
| 1992 | 6.79M | +177,065 | +2.68% |
| 1991 | 6.61M | +179,001 | +2.78% |
| 1990 | 6.44M | +181,132 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.25M | +181,702 | +2.99% |
| 1988 | 6.07M | +181,683 | +3.08% |
| 1987 | 5.89M | +179,210 | +3.14% |
| 1986 | 5.71M | +175,444 | +3.17% |
| 1985 | 5.54M | +170,770 | +3.18% |
| 1984 | 5.37M | +163,765 | +3.15% |
| 1983 | 5.2M | +152,426 | +3.02% |
| 1982 | 5.05M | +141,455 | +2.88% |
| 1981 | 4.91M | +136,031 | +2.85% |
| 1980 | 4.77M | +132,579 | +2.86% |
| 1979 | 4.64M | +129,465 | +2.87% |
| 1978 | 4.51M | +126,418 | +2.88% |
| 1977 | 4.38M | +122,369 | +2.87% |
| 1976 | 4.26M | +117,837 | +2.84% |
| 1975 | 4.14M | +113,119 | +2.81% |
| 1974 | 4.03M | +108,696 | +2.77% |
| 1973 | 3.92M | +105,908 | +2.78% |
| 1972 | 3.82M | +103,852 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.71M | +99,599 | +2.76% |
| 1970 | 3.61M | +94,693 | +2.69% |
| 1969 | 3.52M | +91,494 | +2.67% |
| 1968 | 3.43M | +88,642 | +2.66% |
| 1967 | 3.34M | +85,827 | +2.64% |
| 1966 | 3.25M | +82,805 | +2.61% |
| 1965 | 3.17M | +79,443 | +2.57% |
| 1964 | 3.09M | +75,915 | +2.52% |
| 1963 | 3.01M | +72,249 | +2.46% |
| 1962 | 2.94M | +68,564 | +2.39% |
| 1961 | 2.87M | +67,934 | +2.42% |
| 1960 | 2.8M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
