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Syrian Arab Republic — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
3.77%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +26.0% since 1961
Population growth for Syrian Arab Republic was 3.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.16% in 2007. The lowest was -6.65% in 2014 (about -1.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.36% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Syrian Arab Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 39% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 188%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
3.77%
First (1961)
2.99%
Change
+26.0%
Highest
6.16%
in 2007
Lowest
-6.65%
in 2014
Average
2.62%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.36%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77% |
| 2024 | 4.47% |
| 2023 | 4.92% |
| 2022 | 3.78% |
| 2021 | 2.72% |
| 2020 | 3.36% |
| 2019 | 3.89% |
| 2018 | 1.82% |
| 2017 | 0.16% |
| 2016 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | -4.28% |
| 2014 | -6.65% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.