Key demographics
- Population
- 26.0M
- Density
- 128.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.564 (Medium)
- Gini index (2003)
- 37.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.70
- Urban population (2025)
- 72.1%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 94.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 38.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 49.9%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 72.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 23.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 15.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.70
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 41.1%
- Tourism (2019)
- 2.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 94.2% |
| Christianity | 3.8% |
| Other | 2.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arabs | 90.0% |
| Kurds | 10.0% |
| Others | 10.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Syrian
- Demonym (female)
- Syrian
- National anthem
- Humat ad-Diyar
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 2.7% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 17.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 70/100
- Hospital beds (2021)
- 1.4/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 1.52/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 1.76/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $33
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 72.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 94.4%
- Education spending (2009)
- 5.1% of GDP
- Internet users (2018)
- 33.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 71.2/100
- Broadband (2023)
- 6.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 114/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2023)
- 6.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +963
- TLD
- .sy
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Syria is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black. At the center of the white band are two small five-pointed green stars arranged in a horizontal line.
- National anthem
- Humat ad-Diyar