SY · SYR

Syria

Data and statistics

Indicator summary

Indicator	Value	Year	Position by value	10-year change
Demography
Total population	25,620,427 people	2025	57 of 217 · 2025	+31.9%
Life expectancy at birth	72.56 years	2024	130 of 217 · 2024	+10.79%
Total fertility rate	2.7 births per woman	2024	66 of 217 · 2024	−13.38%
Population growth	+3.77%	2025	5 of 217 · 2025	+8.05 pp
Infant mortality	17.7 per 1,000 live births	2024	125 of 196 · 2024	−28.05%
Urban population	72.08%	2025	81 of 217 · 2025	−3.67 pp
Population ages 65 and above	4.84%	2025	151 of 217 · 2025	+0.67 pp
Population density	128.49 people per km²	2023	85 of 215 · 2023	+8.9%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP	4,905.15 current international dollars (PPP)	2022	No data	No data
Annual GDP growth	−0.2%	2022	No data	+26.14 pp
Consumer price inflation	+13.42%	2019	No data	+10.5 pp
Employment
Total unemployment	13.57%	2025	164 of 182 · 2025	−0.67 pp
Youth unemployment	33.1%	2025	167 of 182 · 2025	−1.71 pp
Labor force participation	36.9%	2025	178 of 182 · 2025	−0.81 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet	33.77%	2018	No data	+19.77 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions	6.86 per 100 people	2023	No data	+329.48%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption	1.1%	2021	187 of 212 · 2021	−0.5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita	1.27 t CO₂e per person	2024	71 of 203 · 2024	−16.6%
Access to electricity	89.3%	2024	162 of 215 · 2024	−0.9 pp
Forest area	2.84%	2023	184 of 213 · 2023	+0.07 pp
Society
Current health expenditure	2.71%	2023	183 of 192 · 2023	−1.07 pp
Maternal mortality	20 per 100,000 live births	2023	73 of 194 · 2023	−20%

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Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.