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COUNTRY PROFILE / SYR

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic / SY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Syrian Arab Republic in numbers.

Area185,180 kmยฒWorld # 88 โ†’Population25.6MWorld # 57 โ†’Population density138.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 78 โ†’Life expectancy72.6 yearsWorld # 128 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,057World # 196 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Syrian Arab Republic across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area185,180 kmยฒWorld # 88 / 2023 โ†’Population25.6MWorld # 57 / 2025 โ†’Population density138.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 78 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,946World # 113 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.8%World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.7World # 66 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate23.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 58 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 193 / 2024 โ†’Median age22.2 yearsWorld # 179 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.8%World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.4%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Urban population72.1%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Net migration421.7KWorld # 3 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate16.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 3 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.6%World # 127 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.6 yearsWorld # 128 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62.3 yearsWorld # 98 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 101 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,057World # 196 / 2022 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 23.7BWorld # 126 / 2022 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 4,905World # 167 / 2022 โ†’Real GDP growth-0.2%World # 195 / 2022 โ†’Inflation13.4%World # 18 / 2019 โ†’Unemployment13.6%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment33.1%World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,621 hours/yearWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)26.4World # 155 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people139.9 per million peopleWorld # 101 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0%World # 136 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people4 per million peopleWorld # 98 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,259 kcal/dayWorld # 175 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person16.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 160 / 2023 โ†’Rice production100 tWorld # 117 / 1996 โ†’Wheat production2.4M tWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area2.8%World # 184 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person854 kWh/personWorld # 112 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.3 tWorld # 149 / 2024 โ†’Internet use33.8%World # 178 / 2018 โ†’Mobile subscriptions71.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 175 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 105 / 2010 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 18 / 2010 โ†’Women in parliament4.9%World # 181 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2.4MWorld # 59 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.8BWorld # 56 / 2011 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam87%Main languageapcMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball854 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightapcLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySyrian PoundSYPDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country