Syria vs Tunisia
Syria vs Tunisia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 72.1% in Syria and 70.7% in Tunisia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Syria, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Tunisia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Tunisia.
- In 2025, Syria ranked 88 and Tunisia ranked 94 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Syria at 80.9% and Tunisia at 84% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Syria | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.1 | 70.7 |
| 2024 | 72.1 | 70.4 |
| 2023 | 72.2 | 70 |
| 2022 | 72.6 | 69.7 |
| 2021 | 73 | 69.4 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 69.1 |
| 2019 | 73.8 | 68.8 |
| 2018 | 74.1 | 68.6 |
| 2017 | 74.5 | 68.3 |
| 2016 | 75.2 | 68.1 |
| 2015 | 75.8 | 67.9 |
| 2014 | 76 | 67.8 |
| 2013 | 73.1 | 67.5 |
| 2012 | 65.1 | 67.2 |
| 2011 | 58.5 | 66.9 |
| 2010 | 55.7 | 66.6 |
| 2009 | 55 | 66.3 |
| 2008 | 54.6 | 66.1 |
| 2007 | 54.3 | 65.8 |
| 2006 | 54.1 | 65.5 |
| 2005 | 53.8 | 65.2 |
| 2004 | 53.5 | 64.9 |
| 2003 | 53.1 | 64.6 |
| 2002 | 52.7 | 64.3 |
| 2001 | 52.3 | 64 |
| 2000 | 51.9 | 63.6 |
| 1999 | 51.5 | 63.3 |
| 1998 | 51.1 | 62.9 |
| 1997 | 50.7 | 62.5 |
| 1996 | 50.4 | 62.1 |
| 1995 | 50.1 | 61.6 |
| 1994 | 49.8 | 61.1 |
| 1993 | 49.5 | 60.6 |
| 1992 | 49.3 | 59.8 |
| 1991 | 49.1 | 59 |
| 1990 | 48.8 | 58.1 |
| 1989 | 48.7 | 57.1 |
| 1988 | 48.5 | 56.1 |
| 1987 | 48.3 | 55.2 |
| 1986 | 48.1 | 54.3 |
| 1985 | 47.9 | 53.6 |
| 1984 | 47.7 | 53 |
| 1983 | 47.5 | 52.5 |
| 1982 | 47.3 | 52.1 |
| 1981 | 47 | 51.8 |
| 1980 | 46.7 | 51.6 |
| 1979 | 46.4 | 51.3 |
| 1978 | 46.1 | 51 |
| 1977 | 45.8 | 50.7 |
| 1976 | 45.5 | 50.4 |
| 1975 | 45.2 | 49.9 |
| 1974 | 44.8 | 49.3 |
| 1973 | 44.5 | 48.4 |
| 1972 | 44.1 | 47.2 |
| 1971 | 43.8 | 46 |
| 1970 | 43.4 | 44.7 |
| 1969 | 43.1 | 43.4 |
| 1968 | 42.7 | 42.1 |
| 1967 | 42.4 | 41.1 |
| 1966 | 42 | 40.3 |
| 1965 | 41.7 | 39.6 |
| 1964 | 41.4 | 39.1 |
| 1963 | 41.1 | 38.7 |
| 1962 | 40.7 | 38.2 |
| 1961 | 40.4 | 37.8 |
| 1960 | 40 | 37.5 |
| 1959 | 39.6 | 37.1 |
| 1958 | 39.2 | 36.7 |
| 1957 | 38.8 | 36.3 |
| 1956 | 38.4 | 35.8 |
| 1955 | 38 | 35.3 |
| 1954 | 37.5 | 34.8 |
| 1953 | 37 | 34.2 |
| 1952 | 36.5 | 33.6 |
| 1951 | 35.9 | 33 |
| 1950 | 35.3 | 32.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Syria | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.1 | 71.1 |
| 2027 | 72.1 | 71.4 |
| 2028 | 72.2 | 71.8 |
| 2029 | 72.2 | 72.2 |
| 2030 | 72.3 | 72.6 |
| 2031 | 72.4 | 73 |
| 2032 | 72.5 | 73.5 |
| 2033 | 72.7 | 73.9 |
| 2034 | 72.9 | 74.4 |
| 2035 | 73.1 | 74.9 |
| 2036 | 73.3 | 75.4 |
| 2037 | 73.5 | 75.9 |
| 2038 | 73.8 | 76.4 |
| 2039 | 74.2 | 77 |
| 2040 | 74.6 | 77.5 |
| 2041 | 75 | 78.1 |
| 2042 | 75.4 | 78.7 |
| 2043 | 75.9 | 79.3 |
| 2044 | 76.5 | 79.9 |
| 2045 | 77.1 | 80.5 |
| 2046 | 77.7 | 81.2 |
| 2047 | 78.4 | 81.8 |
| 2048 | 79.2 | 82.5 |
| 2049 | 80 | 83.2 |
| 2050 | 80.9 | 84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Syria vs Tunisia
Health
- Life expectancySyria: 72.1 years in 2023Tunisia: 76.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySyria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Tunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySyria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSyria: 3.58% in 2017Tunisia: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSyria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSyria: 23.6 million people in 2023Tunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthSyria: 4.92% a year in 2023Tunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSyria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023Tunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageSyria: 22.3 years in 2023Tunisia: 32.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSyria: 4.7% in 2023Tunisia: 9.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSyria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSyria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010Tunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSyria: $110 in 2011Tunisia: $121 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSyria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010Tunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSyria: 269,000 people in 2020Tunisia: 48,000 people in 2020
- National powerSyria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Tunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSyria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020Tunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSyria: 2 million TIV in 2025Tunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025