Population ages 0-14, total in Syria
Syria: Population ages 0-14, total was 7.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Syria, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Syria is 7.29 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Syria peaked at 8.31 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 1960.
Syria ranks 54th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 million | 2.12 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.62 million | 3.07 million | 4.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.03 million | 4.36 million | 5.72 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.39 million | 5.86 million | 6.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.39 million | 6.96 million | 7.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 million | 7.35 million | 8.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 million | 7.16 million | 7.29 million | 6 |
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More health data for Syria
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 294,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 247,361 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 260,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 273,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 289,630 (2025)
- Population, male 12.83 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 42.6% (2025)
- Population, female 49.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 297,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 285,767 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Syria?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Syria was 7.29 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Syria ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.