Syria
Urban population in Syria
Urban population in Syria: 35.3% in 1950 and 72.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 72.1%
- Since 1950
- +36.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 88 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 80.9%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 80.9% in 2050.
- The highest was 76% in 2014, the lowest 35.3% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Syria |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.1 |
| 2024 | 72.1 |
| 2023 | 72.2 |
| 2022 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2020 | 73.4 |
| 2019 | 73.8 |
| 2018 | 74.1 |
| 2017 | 74.5 |
| 2016 | 75.2 |
| 2015 | 75.8 |
| 2014 | 76 |
| 2013 | 73.1 |
| 2012 | 65.1 |
| 2011 | 58.5 |
| 2010 | 55.7 |
| 2009 | 55 |
| 2008 | 54.6 |
| 2007 | 54.3 |
| 2006 | 54.1 |
| 2005 | 53.8 |
| 2004 | 53.5 |
| 2003 | 53.1 |
| 2002 | 52.7 |
| 2001 | 52.3 |
| 2000 | 51.9 |
| 1999 | 51.5 |
| 1998 | 51.1 |
| 1997 | 50.7 |
| 1996 | 50.4 |
| 1995 | 50.1 |
| 1994 | 49.8 |
| 1993 | 49.5 |
| 1992 | 49.3 |
| 1991 | 49.1 |
| 1990 | 48.8 |
| 1989 | 48.7 |
| 1988 | 48.5 |
| 1987 | 48.3 |
| 1986 | 48.1 |
| 1985 | 47.9 |
| 1984 | 47.7 |
| 1983 | 47.5 |
| 1982 | 47.3 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1980 | 46.7 |
| 1979 | 46.4 |
| 1978 | 46.1 |
| 1977 | 45.8 |
| 1976 | 45.5 |
| 1975 | 45.2 |
| 1974 | 44.8 |
| 1973 | 44.5 |
| 1972 | 44.1 |
| 1971 | 43.8 |
| 1970 | 43.4 |
| 1969 | 43.1 |
| 1968 | 42.7 |
| 1967 | 42.4 |
| 1966 | 42 |
| 1965 | 41.7 |
| 1964 | 41.4 |
| 1963 | 41.1 |
| 1962 | 40.7 |
| 1961 | 40.4 |
| 1960 | 40 |
| 1959 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | 39.2 |
| 1957 | 38.8 |
| 1956 | 38.4 |
| 1955 | 38 |
| 1954 | 37.5 |
| 1953 | 37 |
| 1952 | 36.5 |
| 1951 | 35.9 |
| 1950 | 35.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Syria |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.1 |
| 2027 | 72.1 |
| 2028 | 72.2 |
| 2029 | 72.2 |
| 2030 | 72.3 |
| 2031 | 72.4 |
| 2032 | 72.5 |
| 2033 | 72.7 |
| 2034 | 72.9 |
| 2035 | 73.1 |
| 2036 | 73.3 |
| 2037 | 73.5 |
| 2038 | 73.8 |
| 2039 | 74.2 |
| 2040 | 74.6 |
| 2041 | 75 |
| 2042 | 75.4 |
| 2043 | 75.9 |
| 2044 | 76.5 |
| 2045 | 77.1 |
| 2046 | 77.7 |
| 2047 | 78.4 |
| 2048 | 79.2 |
| 2049 | 80 |
| 2050 | 80.9 |
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 in numbers
Every measure for Syria on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per person$110 in 2011
- Military share of state spending13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnel269,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports30 million TIV in 2010
Climate
Technology and environment
Other places nearby
- LebanonLebanon · Earthquakes, Statistics
- Palestinian TerritoriesPalestinian Territories · Earthquakes, Statistics
- CyprusCyprus · Earthquakes, Statistics
- JordanJordan · Earthquakes, Statistics
- IraqIraq · Earthquakes, Statistics
- IsraelIsrael · Earthquakes, Statistics
- TürkiyeTürkiye · Earthquakes, Statistics, Public holidays