Urban population in Syria in 2025 — 18,468,133 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 887.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.47M | +684,961 | +3.85% |
| 2024 | 17.78M | +755,551 | +4.44% |
| 2023 | 17.03M | +717,276 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 16.31M | +518,589 | +3.28% |
| 2021 | 15.79M | +338,843 | +2.19% |
| 2020 | 15.45M | +426,941 | +2.84% |
| 2019 | 15.03M | +526,373 | +3.63% |
| 2018 | 14.5M | +169,616 | +1.18% |
| 2017 | 14.33M | −94,953 | −0.66% |
| 2016 | 14.42M | −289,777 | −1.97% |
| 2015 | 14.71M | −693,268 | −4.5% |
| 2014 | 15.41M | −422,313 | −2.67% |
| 2013 | 15.83M | +1.02M | +6.86% |
| 2012 | 14.81M | +1.43M | +10.72% |
| 2011 | 13.38M | +857,663 | +6.85% |
| 2010 | 12.52M | +428,067 | +3.54% |
| 2009 | 12.09M | +283,285 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.81M | +472,845 | +4.17% |
| 2007 | 11.34M | +721,928 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.62M | +489,473 | +4.83% |
| 2005 | 10.13M | +316,028 | +3.22% |
| 2004 | 9.81M | +310,582 | +3.27% |
| 2003 | 9.5M | +294,573 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.21M | +289,702 | +3.25% |
| 2001 | 8.92M | +284,165 | +3.29% |
| 2000 | 8.63M | +277,785 | +3.33% |
| 1999 | 8.35M | +271,428 | +3.36% |
| 1998 | 8.08M | +263,104 | +3.36% |
| 1997 | 7.82M | +254,923 | +3.37% |
| 1996 | 7.56M | +248,923 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 7.32M | +245,031 | +3.47% |
| 1994 | 7.07M | +241,016 | +3.53% |
| 1993 | 6.83M | +234,588 | +3.56% |
| 1992 | 6.59M | +227,685 | +3.58% |
| 1991 | 6.37M | +222,612 | +3.62% |
| 1990 | 6.14M | +219,016 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 5.93M | +215,094 | +3.77% |
| 1988 | 5.71M | +211,658 | +3.85% |
| 1987 | 5.5M | +206,869 | +3.91% |
| 1986 | 5.29M | +201,728 | +3.96% |
| 1985 | 5.09M | +196,504 | +4.02% |
| 1984 | 4.89M | +189,824 | +4.04% |
| 1983 | 4.7M | +179,872 | +3.98% |
| 1982 | 4.52M | +170,867 | +3.93% |
| 1981 | 4.35M | +166,495 | +3.98% |
| 1980 | 4.19M | +163,175 | +4.06% |
| 1979 | 4.02M | +159,685 | +4.13% |
| 1978 | 3.86M | +155,840 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 3.71M | +150,812 | +4.24% |
| 1976 | 3.56M | +145,119 | +4.25% |
| 1975 | 3.41M | +139,085 | +4.25% |
| 1974 | 3.27M | +133,143 | +4.24% |
| 1973 | 3.14M | +128,389 | +4.26% |
| 1972 | 3.01M | +124,078 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 2.89M | +117,886 | +4.26% |
| 1970 | 2.77M | +110,750 | +4.17% |
| 1969 | 2.66M | +104,930 | +4.11% |
| 1968 | 2.55M | +99,902 | +4.07% |
| 1967 | 2.45M | +95,324 | +4.04% |
| 1966 | 2.36M | +90,975 | +4.01% |
| 1965 | 2.27M | +86,737 | +3.98% |
| 1964 | 2.18M | +82,705 | +3.94% |
| 1963 | 2.1M | +78,878 | +3.91% |
| 1962 | 2.02M | +75,310 | +3.88% |
| 1961 | 1.94M | +74,032 | +3.96% |
| 1960 | 1.87M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
