SYR / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Syria

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Capital
Damascus
Currency
Syrian pound
Continent
Asia
Area
185,180 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q858 · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
25.62M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
23.74B · 2022
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,056.78 · 2022
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
13.42 · 2019
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
13.57 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.7 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
72.56 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Syria: 25.62M
Syria · Population18.55M20.48M22.41M24.34M26.26M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · Population · people
YearSyria
202525,620,427
202424,672,760
202323,594,623
202222,462,173
202121,628,839
202021,049,429
201920,353,534
201819,577,845
201719,224,668
201619,193,834
201519,424,618
201420,273,659
201321,666,917
201222,759,763
201122,878,098
201022,482,421
200921,976,969
200821,636,564
200720,884,125
200619,637,022
current US$ · 20062025
2025Syria:
Syria · GDP7B23.51B40.02B56.53B73.04B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · GDP · current US$
YearSyria
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
202223,737,634,644.4
202114,892,885,528.14
202012,501,503,673.24
201922,583,046,644.69
201821,497,779,247.98
201716,369,842,725.47
201612,597,854,088.36
201516,466,861,435.02
201421,502,061,466.07
201321,361,254,634.93
201243,190,318,032.56
201167,539,433,544.31
201061,390,833,272.67
200954,111,721,043.81
200852,557,913,397.46
200740,465,331,020.31
200633,751,812,958.64

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Syria:
Syria · GDP per capita358.091,065.561,773.032,480.53,187.972006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSyria
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
20221,056.78
2021688.57
2020593.91
20191,109.54
20181,098.07
2017851.5
2016656.35
2015847.73
20141,060.59
2013985.89
20121,897.66
20112,952.14
20102,730.61
20092,462.2
20082,429.12
20071,937.61
20061,718.78
% · 20062025
2025Syria:
Syria · Inflation-3.7410.2924.3238.3552.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · Inflation · %
YearSyria
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
201913.42
20180.94
201718.08
201647.71
201538.46
201410.93
201340.03
201236.7
20114.75
20104.4
20092.92
200815.75
20073.91
200610.02

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Syria: 13.57
Syria · Unemployment7.449.5511.6613.7715.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSyria
202513.57
202413.36
202313.27
202213.25
202114.89
202015.18
201913.37
201813.51
201713.6
201613.8
201514.24
201414.78
201314.5
201213.8
20118.63
20108.61
20098.14
200810.94
20078.42
20068.17

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Syria:
Syria · Fertility rate2.612.873.133.393.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSyria
2025No data available
20242.7
20232.71
20222.75
20212.8
20202.84
20192.88
20182.93
20172.97
20163.01
20153.07
20143.12
20133.17
20123.22
20113.29
20103.36
20093.42
20083.48
20073.54
20063.56

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Syria:
Syria · Life expectancy62.2465.3268.471.4974.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Syria · Life expectancy · years
YearSyria
2025No data available
202472.56
202372.12
202272.79
202172.42
202071.94
201970.97
201867.37
201765.65
201665.19
201563.27
201465.49
201365.15
201266.21
201172.26
201073.54
200973.5
200873.37
200773.26
200673.04
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology