Population, male in Syria
Syria: Population, male was 12.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Syria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Syria recorded 12.83 million for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Syria peaked at 12.83 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 1960.
Syria ranks 57th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 million | 2.41 million | 3.16 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.81 million | 3.27 million | 4.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 million | 4.56 million | 6.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.29 million | 6.38 million | 8.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.60 million | 8.40 million | 11.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 million | 9.63 million | 11.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.59 million | 10.52 million | 12.83 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 297,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 310,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 296,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 301,796 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 288,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 274,192 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Syria?
- Population, male in Syria was 12.83 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for population, male?
- Syria ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.