Syrian Arab Republic — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Syrian Arab Republic, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 5 of 23 economies; Yemen, Rep. (2.89%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1034% in 2018. That is 77% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2007. Doubling roughly every 192 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 47th of 216 in 1961 → 28th of 216 in 1970 → 31st of 216 in 1980 → 33rd of 216 in 1990 → 47th of 217 in 2000 → 54th of 217 in 2010 → 4th of 217 in 2020 → 5th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 4.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 4.92% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.78% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.72% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 3.36% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.89% | +2.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.82% | +1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 0.16% | +1.4 pp |
| 2016 | -1.2% | +3.1 pp |
| 2015 | -4.28% | +2.4 pp |
| 2014 | -6.65% | -1.7 pp |
| 2013 | -4.92% | -4.4 pp |
| 2012 | -0.52% | -2.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.74% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 2.27% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 1.56% | -2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.54% | -2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 6.16% | +1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 4.28% | +1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 2.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 2.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 3.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 3.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 3.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 3.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 3.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 3.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 3.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 3.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 2.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.99% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Syrian Arab Republic’s Population growth in 1962?
2.94% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Syrian Arab Republic’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +26.0% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.77%; 2024: 4.47%; 2023: 4.92%; 2022: 3.78%; 2021: 2.72%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.