Syria vs Türkiye

Syria vs Türkiye: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 4.92% a year in Syria and 0.23% a year in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.69 percentage points, or 21 times that in Türkiye.

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% a year · UN

Syria vs Türkiye: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 4.92% a year in Syria and 0.23% a year in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Syria, by 4.69 percentage points, or 21 times that in Türkiye.
SyriaTürkiyeUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2023, Syria ranked 3 and Türkiye ranked 160 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Syria at -0.15% a year and Türkiye at -1.01% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearSyriaTürkiyeWorld
20234.920.230.87
20224.920.260.88
20212.60.60.8
20202.840.770.9
20193.910.941.03
20183.871.281.07
2017-0.261.911.13
20160.581.571.17
2015-2.952.491.18
2014-5.552.511.22
2013-7.671.711.23
2012-2.31.471.27
20111.261.161.26
20102.241.21.27
20092.311.221.28
20080.811.291.28
20076.370.991.28
20065.931.011.28
20052.561.051.27
20042.581.091.28
20032.371.141.29
20022.41.181.3
20012.441.231.33
20002.481.261.35
19992.511.311.35
19982.581.371.37
19972.581.421.39
19962.671.471.42
19952.751.541.45
19942.921.731.47
19932.981.741.52
19923.051.711.57
19913.091.71.63
19903.21.821.76
19893.271.931.78
19883.361.991.79
19873.4321.84
19863.472.071.83
19853.512.191.8
19843.532.261.8
19833.492.341.78
19823.332.361.86
19813.31.911.82
19803.342.071.8
19793.371.931.79
19783.4221.74
19773.442.041.75
19763.432.091.78
19753.4121.8
19743.382.161.88
19733.362.281.94
19723.392.351.97
19713.42.451.97
19703.32.32.06
19693.252.42.06
19683.222.52.09
19673.192.562
19663.172.642.04
19653.132.442.09
19643.082.582.16
19633.032.662.28
19622.982.692.11
19612.912.721.67
19603.082.781.58
195932.981.73
19582.93.082
19572.823.192.07
19562.733.281.98
19552.632.772.01
19542.52.861.99
19532.372.961.9
19522.232.961.94
19512.092.931.75
19501.92.911.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearSyriaTürkiyeWorld
20244.041.59–6.490.23-0.26–0.70.86
20253.510.35–6.460.25-0.37–0.830.84
20263.04-0.51–6.470.3-0.42–0.940.83
20272.84-0.92–6.690.32-0.43–1.010.81
20282.56-1.56–6.280.32-0.51–1.070.8
20292.47-1.51–6.240.3-0.54–1.110.78
20302.19-1.78–6.010.31-0.55–1.130.76
20312.08-1.97–6.150.29-0.64–1.150.75
20321.9-2.06–60.26-0.71–1.180.73
20331.84-2.08–5.850.25-0.71–1.120.72
20341.69-2.32–5.640.23-0.78–1.130.7
20351.6-2.57–5.80.22-0.77–1.150.69
20361.43-2.63–5.660.21-0.8–1.140.67
20371.41-2.77–5.450.2-0.85–1.150.65
20381.29-2.87–5.350.17-0.91–1.10.64
20391.19-3.12–5.240.15-0.97–1.090.62
20401.15-3.22–5.180.13-1.03–1.070.61
20411.06-3.26–5.120.11-1.07–1.060.59
20421.01-3.18–5.340.1-1.12–1.070.57
20430.93-3.48–5.190.07-1.16–1.050.56
20440.86-3.52–5.040.06-1.2–1.060.54
20450.91-3.5–4.870.03-1.17–1.010.52
20460.83-3.23–4.840.03-1.23–1.040.5
20470.78-3.61–4.83-0.01-1.25–1.050.48
20480.8-3.55–4.8-0.04-1.34–0.970.46
20490.84-3.68–5.04-0.08-1.44–0.960.44
20500.84-3.43–4.98-0.12-1.46–0.930.42
20510.8-3.48–4.88-0.14-1.46–0.960.4
20520.77-3.77–4.96-0.18-1.52–0.910.38
20530.87-3.65–5.03-0.2-1.52–0.930.36
20540.84-3.65–5.05-0.23-1.59–0.940.34
20550.76-3.69–4.95-0.26-1.66–0.90.33
20560.77-3.87–4.7-0.31-1.71–0.820.31
20570.69-4.05–4.68-0.33-1.74–0.860.3
20580.69-3.91–4.84-0.35-1.79–0.850.28
20590.76-3.55–5.07-0.39-1.89–0.830.27
20600.69-3.72–4.71-0.41-1.89–0.790.25
20610.61-3.93–4.6-0.43-1.95–0.820.24
20620.59-3.9–4.71-0.46-2.04–0.760.23
20630.58-4.01–4.73-0.48-2.07–0.780.22
20640.59-3.9–4.73-0.51-2.07–0.750.21
20650.58-4–4.43-0.53-2.13–0.730.2
20660.49-4.1–4.67-0.54-2.17–0.740.19
20670.45-4.27–4.41-0.55-2.2–0.790.18
20680.42-4.11–4.61-0.58-2.34–0.720.17
20690.34-4.54–4.57-0.6-2.31–0.720.16
20700.33-4.92–4.57-0.63-2.35–0.640.15
20710.33-4.4–4.34-0.64-2.36–0.60.14
20720.31-4.56–4.66-0.66-2.41–0.620.13
20730.24-4.48–4.65-0.68-2.42–0.630.12
20740.22-4.78–4.25-0.71-2.45–0.720.1
20750.21-4.46–4.44-0.72-2.57–0.70.09
20760.19-4.42–4.67-0.74-2.68–0.70.08
20770.1-4.59–4.36-0.75-2.65–0.690.07
20780.08-4.75–4.24-0.76-2.66–0.670.06
20790.13-4.5–4.52-0.77-2.66–0.720.05
20800.22-4.84–4.45-0.8-2.68–0.640.04
20810.15-5.07–4.43-0.81-2.8–0.660.03
20820.14-4.85–4.46-0.83-2.91–0.650.02
20830.06-4.97–4.32-0.84-2.94–0.650.01
20840.08-4.92–4.35-0.85-2.98–0.68-0
20850.08-4.79–4.3-0.88-3–0.64-0.01
2086-0.04-5.13–4.19-0.89-3.06–0.6-0.02
2087-0.02-5.08–4.18-0.89-3.09–0.65-0.03
20880.01-5.17–4.23-0.91-3.13–0.62-0.04
20890-5.1–4.26-0.93-3.2–0.68-0.05
2090-0.07-5.28–4.32-0.95-3.25–0.66-0.05
2091-0.03-5.37–4.23-0.95-3.29–0.65-0.06
2092-0.07-5.32–4.3-0.96-3.3–0.64-0.07
2093-0.07-5.43–4.1-0.97-3.31–0.73-0.07
2094-0.11-5.56–4.13-0.96-3.35–0.67-0.08
2095-0.06-5.67–4.19-0.97-3.45–0.69-0.09
2096-0.12-5.64–4.54-0.97-3.48–0.73-0.1
2097-0.14-5.74–4.45-0.99-3.5–0.68-0.11
2098-0.13-5.37–4.3-0.99-3.45–0.7-0.11
2099-0.16-5.71–4.21-1.01-3.58–0.64-0.12
2100-0.15-5.73–4.36-1.01-3.66–0.69-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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