What is the population of Syria?
Population | 19,398,448 |
Population - note | note: approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights |
Population Growth Rate | 0.15% |
Urban Population | 56.1% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | Aleppo 3.164 million; DAMASCUS (capital) 2.65 million; Hims 1.369 million; Hamah 933,000 |
Nationality Noun | Syrian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Syrian |
Ethnic Groups | Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7% |
Languages Spoken | Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood |
What are the health conditions in Syria?
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 58.3% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 3.67 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 87.2% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 9.9% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 92.3% |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 3.7% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.07% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 150 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | 1.5 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 12.31 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 16.83 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 14.63 |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 70 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27.1% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 450 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | 1 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 4.3% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 96.2% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 95.1% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 2.77 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 10.1% |
How long do people live in Syria?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 75 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 77 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 72 Years |
Median Age | 22 Years |
Median Age - female | 22 Years |
Median Age - male | 22 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 23 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 3.67 |
Median Age | 22 Years |
Median Age - female | 22 Years |
Median Age - male | 22 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -17.89 |
Population Growth Rate | 0.15% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .85 |
What are the health conditions in Syria?
What is school like in Syria?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.1% |
Literacy - female | 64% |
Literacy - male | 89.7% |
Literacy - total population | 76.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 12 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 12 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 12 Years |
Can people in Syria read?
Literacy - female | 64% |
Literacy - male | 89.7% |
Literacy - total population | 76.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood |
Is Syria a safe place to visit?