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Syrian Arab Republic population pyramid 2006

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Population pyramid

Population
19.1 million
Aged 0–14
38.8%
Aged 15–64
57.8%
Aged 65+
3.4%
Median age
19.9 yrs
Old-age dependency
5.9
Sex ratio M per 100 F
101.8
400K300K200K100K0100K200K300K400K0102030405060708090100MaleFemale

Bars show the population at each single year of age (men left, women right). The axis is fixed across 1950–2100 so years can be compared. Old-age dependency = population 65+ ÷ population 15–64 × 100.

Population over time

Total population (1950–2100)

015M31M46M2000205019502100Total population
Total population

The vertical line marks the selected year. Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Demographics: births, deaths and migration

Values for 2006. A population pyramid is shaped by births, deaths and migration over time. Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Children per woman
Life expectancy (male)
71.1 yrs
At birth
Life expectancy (female)
75.1 yrs
At birth
Births
555,206
Per year
Deaths
74,590
Per year
Natural change
+24.5
Per 1,000 people (births − deaths)
Net migration
+682,911
Per year (in − out)
Population growth
+5.93%
Per year
Infant mortality
15.5
Per 1,000 live births

Total fertility rate

1.53.65.87.92000205019502100Replacement level 2.1Total fertility rate
Total fertility rate

If fertility stays below replacement level (about 2.1), the population shrinks in the long run unless immigration makes up for it.

Life expectancy at birth

395571882000205019502100MaleFemale
MaleFemale

Birth and death rates (per 1,000 people)

21834502000205019502100Birth rateDeath rate
Birth rateDeath rate

When the death rate exceeds the birth rate, the population declines naturally.

Net migration (in − out, per year)

-2.2M-1.2M-111K946K2000205019502100Net migration
Net migration

Where Syrian Arab Republic is

34.8°N 39.0°E

Maps show approximate locations and imply no position on borders or sovereignty. Small island countries are marked with circles.

Industry

Value added by sector as a share of GDP, and employment by sector (World Bank).

Agriculture (% of GDP)
42.9%
2022
Industry incl. construction (% of GDP)
11.9%
2022
Services (% of GDP)
44.7%
2022

GDP by sector

0%21%42%63%19802000202019602025AgricultureIndustryServices
AgricultureIndustryServices

Economy

GDP (current US$)
$24B
2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Real GDP growth
-0.2%
2022
FDI inflows (% of GDP)
1.2%
2011

GDP (current US$)

$0$24B$47B$71B19802000202019602025GDP
GDP

Real GDP growth

-29%-10%9%28%19802000202019602025Real GDP growth
Real GDP growth

Labour

Labour force
6.8 million
2025
Participation rate (15+)
36.9%
2025
Unemployment
13.6%
2025
Employment: agriculture
16.3%
2025
Employment: industry
25.2%
2025
Employment: services
58.5%
2025

Labour force

3.3M4.5M5.7M6.9M19802000202019602025Labour force
Labour force

Unemployment and participation

0%18%36%54%19802000202019602025UnemploymentParticipation rate
UnemploymentParticipation rate

Trade and trade balance

Exports and imports of goods and services (balance of payments, US$). Trade balance = exports − imports.

Exports (goods & services)
$1.6B
2022
Imports (goods & services)
$6.8B
2022
Trade balance (goods & services)
$197M
2010
Trade (% of GDP)
35.4%
2022

Exports and imports

$0$7.4B$15B$22B19802000202019602025ExportsImports
ExportsImports

Trade balance

$-2.8B$-1.1B$602M$2.3B19802000202019602025Trade balance
Trade balance

Prices

Consumer price inflation
13.4%
2019
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)
615
2019

Consumer price inflation (year on year, shown from -10 to 100%)

-7%16%39%63%19802000202019602025Inflation
Inflation

Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

-2919642164619802000202019602025CPI
CPI

Temperature

Mean annual temperature over the whole country (CRU TS 4.07, 1901–2022).

Mean temperature (last 30 years)
18.9℃
1993–2022
1901–1930 average
17.6℃
Change
+1.3℃
Last 30 years − 1901–30

Mean annual temperature

16℃18℃19℃20℃1950200019012022Mean annual temperature
Mean annual temperature

Governance

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), combining expert, business and citizen assessments on a scale of roughly -2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong). They do not classify the type of political system.

Latest: 2025

Governance indicators (latest year)

-2-1+0+1+2Voice and accountabilityPolitical stabilityGovernment effectivenessRule of lawControl of corruption

Governance indicators over time

-2.7-1.8-0.8+0.220002010202019962025Voice and accountabilityPolitical stabilityGovernment effectivenessRule of lawControl of corruption
Voice and accountabilityPolitical stabilityGovernment effectivenessRule of lawControl of corruption

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