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Population Syria, in 36 editions.
The entry for Syria published Population in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 35 editions. Each is shown as published. Population in every entry.
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- 35
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 202412,483,440 (July 1990), growth rate 3.8% (1990); in addition, there are 13,500 Druze and 10,500 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
12,483,440 (July 1990), growth rate 3.8% (1990); in addition, there are 13,500 Druze and 10,500 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
- 12,965,996 (July 1991), growth rate 3.8% (1991);
- in addition, there are at least 12,000 Druze and 13,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1990 est.)
12,483,440 12,965,996 (July 1990), 1991), growth rate 3.8% (1990); (1991); in addition, there are 13,500 at least 12,000 Druze and 10,500 13,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1990 est.)
- 13,730,436 (July 1992), growth rate 3.8% (1992);
- in addition, there are at least 14,500 Druze and 14,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1992 est.)
12,965,996 13,730,436 (July 1991), 1992), growth rate 3.8% (1991); (1992); in addition, there are at
least 12,000 14,500 Druze and 13,000 14,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan
Heights (1990 (1992 est.)
14,338,527 (July 1993 est.)
note: in addition, there are at least 14,500 Druze and 14,000 Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1993 est.)
13,730,436 14,338,527 (July 1992), growth rate 3.8% (1992); 1993 est.)
note:
in addition, there are at
the Israeli-occupied Golan(1992 (1993 est.)
14,886,672 (July 1994 est.)
14,338,527 14,886,672 (July 1993 est.) 1994 est.)
note:
in addition, there are at least 14,500 Druze and 14,000 Jewish settlers in
the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (1993
15,451,917 (July 1995 est.)
note: in addition, there are 31,000 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 Arabs (15,000 Druze and 1,500 Alawites) and 14,500 Jewish settlers (August 1994 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
15,451,917 (July 1995 est.)
note: in addition, there are 31,000 people living in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 Arabs (15,000 Druze and 1,500
Alawites) and 14,500 Jewish settlers (August 1994 est.)
15,608,648 (July 1996 est.)
note: in addition, there are 31,300 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 Arabs (15,000 Druze and 1,500 Alawites) and 14,800 Israeli settlers (August 1995 est.)
15,451,917 15,608,648 (July 1995 1996 est.)
note: in addition, there are 31,000 31,300 people living in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 Arabs (15,000 Druze and 1,500
1,500 Alawites) and 14,500 Jewish 14,800 Israeli settlers (August 1994 1995 est.)
16,137,899 (July 1997 est.)
note: in addition, there are 32,600 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 17,600 Arabs (16,000 Druze and 1,600 Alawites) and 15,000 Israeli settlers (August 1996 est.)
15,608,648 16,137,899 (July 1996 1997 est.)
note: in addition, there are 31,300 32,600 people living in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 16,500 17,600 Arabs (15,000 (16,000 Druze and 1,6001,500 Alawites) and 14,800 15,000 Israeli settlers (August 1995 1996 est.)
16,673,282 (July 1998 est.)
note: in addition, there are 35,150 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights-18,150 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,650 Alawites) and 17,000 Israeli settlers (August 1997 est.)
16,137,899 16,673,282 (July 1997 1998 est.)
note: in addition, there are 32,600 35,150 people living in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 17,600 Heights-18,150 Arabs (16,000 (16,500 Druze and 1,600 1,650
Alawites) and 15,000 17,000 Israeli settlers (August 1996 1997 est.)
17,213,871 (July 1999 est.)
note: in addition, there are about 37,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights--18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 19,000 Israeli settlers (August 1998 est.)
16,673,282 17,213,871 (July 1998 1999 est.)
note: in addition, there are 35,150 about 37,200 people living in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights-18,150 Heights--18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,650 1,700
Alawites) and 17,000 about 19,000 Israeli settlers (August 1997 1998 est.)
16,305,659
note: in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2000 est.)
17,213,871 (July 1999 est.) 16,305,659
note: in addition, there are about 37,200 38,200 people living in theHeights--18,200 Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,70019,000 20,000 Israeli settlers (August 1998 (July 2000 est.)
16,728,808 note: in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2001 est.)
16,305,65916,728,808 note: in addition, there are about 38,200 people living in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 Arabs (16,500 Druze and 1,700 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2000 2001 est.)
17,155,814 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.)
16,728,808 17,155,814 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, there are about 38,200 40,000 people living live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 18,200 20,000 Arabs (16,500 (18,000 Druze and 1,700 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2001 (February 2003 est.)
17,585,540 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
17,155,814 17,585,540 (July 2002 est.)
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 est.)
18,016,874
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2004 est.)
17,585,540 (July 2002 est.) 18,016,874
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (February 2003 est.) (July 2003 2004 est.)
18,448,752
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2005 est.)
18,016,874 18,448,752
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2004 2005 est.)
18,881,361
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2006 est.)
18,448,752 18,881,361
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2005 2006 est.)
19,314,747
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2007 est.)
18,881,361 19,314,747
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2006 2007 est.)
19,747,586
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 est.)
19,314,747 19,747,586
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2007 2008 est.)
20,178,485
country comparison to the world: 57
note: in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2009 est.)
19,747,586 20,178,485
country comparison to the world:
57
note:
in addition, about 40,000 people live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2008 2009 est.)
22,198,110 (July 2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 51
note: approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.)
20,178,485 22,198,110 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:57 51
note:in addition, about 40,000 people approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights - 20,000 Arabs (18,000 Druze and 2,000 Alawites) and about 20,000 Israeli settlers (July 2009 (2008 est.)
22,517,750 (July 2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 52
note: approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.)
22,198,110 22,517,750 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:51 52
note:
approximately 19,100 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.)
22,530,746 (July 2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 52
note: approximately 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011)
22,517,750 22,530,746 (July 2010 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
52
note:
approximately 19,100 18,700 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2008 est.) (2011)
22,457,336 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 54
note: approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012)
22,530,746 22,457,336 (July 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:52 54
note:
approximately 18,700 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2011) (2012)
17,951,639
country comparison to the world: 61
note: approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012) (July 2014 est.)
22,457,336 (July 2013 est.) 17,951,639
country comparison to the world:54 61
note:
approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012) (July 2014 est.)
17,064,854 (July 2014 est.)
note: approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012) (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
17,951,639 17,064,854 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world:
61
note:2014 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
17,185,170 (July 2016 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014)
country comparison to the world: 66
17,064,854 17,185,170 (July 2014 2016 est.)
note: approximately 18,900 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012) (July 2015 est.) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 61 66
18,028,549 (July 2017 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014)
country comparison to the world: 63
17,185,170 18,028,549 (July 2016 2017 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014)
country comparison to the world: 66 63
- 19,454,263 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
18,028,549 19,454,263 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 20,500 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014) (2016)
country comparison to the world: 63
19,454,263 (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
19,454,263 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
19,398,448 (July 2020 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
19,454,263 19,398,448 (July 2018 2020 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)
20,384,316 (July 2021 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
19,398,448 20,384,316 (July 2020 2021 est.)
note: approximately 22,000 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016) (2018)
21,563,800 (2022 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
20,384,316 (July 2021 21,563,800 (2022 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
22,933,531 (2023 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
21,563,800 (2022 22,933,531 (2023 est.)
note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018)
- total:
- 23,865,423
- male:
- 11,981,578
- female:
- 11,883,845 (2024 est.)
22,933,531 (2023 est.) total: 23,865,423note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018) male: 11,981,578
female: 11,883,845 (2024 est.)
- total:
- 24,261,882 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 12,183,128
- female:
- 12,078,754
total: 23,865,423 24,261,882 (2025 est.)
male: 11,981,578 12,183,128
female: 11,883,845 (2024 est.) 12,078,754
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Syria: Population.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/syria/population.