Population, long-run history in Syria

Latest: 20,985
Previous: 20,226
Change: +759.62 (+3.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Syria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	4,993
Dec 31, 1964	5,157
Dec 31, 1965	5,326
Dec 31, 1966	5,500
Dec 31, 1967	5,681
Dec 31, 1968	5,867
Dec 31, 1969	6,059
Dec 31, 1970	6,258
Dec 31, 1971	6,479
Dec 31, 1972	6,701
Dec 31, 1973	6,931
Dec 31, 1974	7,169
Dec 31, 1975	7,416
Dec 31, 1976	7,670
Dec 31, 1977	7,933
Dec 31, 1978	8,203
Dec 31, 1979	8,484
Dec 31, 1980	8,774
Dec 31, 1981	9,073
Dec 31, 1982	9,410
Dec 31, 1983	9,757
Dec 31, 1984	10,114
Dec 31, 1985	10,481
Dec 31, 1986	10,857
Dec 31, 1987	11,243
Dec 31, 1988	11,632
Dec 31, 1989	12,018
Dec 31, 1990	12,436
Dec 31, 1991	12,867
Dec 31, 1992	13,243
Dec 31, 1993	13,615
Dec 31, 1994	13,989
Dec 31, 1995	14,366
Dec 31, 1996	14,750
Dec 31, 1997	15,139
Dec 31, 1998	15,533
Dec 31, 1999	15,930
Dec 31, 2000	16,329
Dec 31, 2001	16,730
Dec 31, 2002	17,132
Dec 31, 2003	17,534
Dec 31, 2004	17,942
Dec 31, 2005	18,423
Dec 31, 2006	19,252
Dec 31, 2007	20,493
Dec 31, 2008	21,221
Dec 31, 2009	21,542
Dec 31, 2010	22,050
Dec 31, 2011	22,458
Dec 31, 2012	22,258
Dec 31, 2013	20,901
Dec 31, 2014	19,318
Dec 31, 2015	18,272
Dec 31, 2016	17,669
Dec 31, 2017	17,327
Dec 31, 2018	17,601
Dec 31, 2019	18,440
Dec 31, 2020	19,241
Dec 31, 2021	20,226
Dec 31, 2022	20,985

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Syria

1820, 1870, 1913, 1950: Pamuk, S. (2006), Estimating Economic Growth in the Middle East since 1820, The Journal of Economic History, vol 66, no. 3, pp. 809 - 828

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