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Population in Syria
17 070 000
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Syria is 17 070 000 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 711 268 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 009 993 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 052 668 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 335 833 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 721 260 people, and the centenarians in Syria over 80 years old - 238 980 people.
Population size in Syria by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 711 268 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 009 993 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 052 668 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 335 833 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 721 260 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 238 980 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Syria
Total in Syria permanent residents 7 766 850 men (45.5%) and 9 303 150 women (54.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 510 392 / 5.7% | 408 315 / 6% | 46.5% |
| 5 – 9 | 510 392 / 5.7% | 400 463 / 5.9% | 46.3% |
| 10 - 14 | 455 427 / 5% | 361 202 / 5.4% | 46.3% |
| 15 - 19 | 384 757 / 4.1% | 314 089 / 4.8% | 46.8% |
| 20 - 24 | 455 427 / 5% | 376 906 / 5.6% | 47.8% |
| 25 - 29 | 675 288 / 7.8% | 565 359 / 8% | 47.7% |
| 30 - 34 | 659 584 / 7.6% | 565 359 / 8% | 48.2% |
| 35 - 39 | 604 619 / 6.9% | 549 655 / 7.8% | 49.9% |
| 40 - 44 | 557 505 / 6.3% | 518 246 / 7.4% | 50.3% |
| 45 - 49 | 510 392 / 5.7% | 478 985 / 6.9% | 50.6% |
| 50 - 54 | 581 062 / 6.6% | 581 064 / 8.2% | 52.4% |
| 55 - 59 | 612 471 / 7% | 667 438 / 9.3% | 54.3% |
| 60 - 64 | 510 392 / 5.7% | 596 768 / 8.4% | 56.1% |
| 65 - 69 | 353 348 / 3.7% | 471 133 / 6.8% | 59.2% |
| 70 - 74 | 149 191 / 1.1% | 251 271 / 4% | 64.6% |
| 75 - 79 | 188 452 / 1.6% | 392 611 / 5.8% | 68.8% |
| 80+ | 133 487 / 0.9% | 353 350 / 5.3% | 74% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Syria: have higher education 22.3% (3 806 610 people), incomplete higher education — 3.3% (563 310 people), secondary vocational — 35.3% (6 025 710 people), 11 classes — 15.3% (2 611 710 people), 9 classes — 8.3% (1 416 810 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (1 468 020 people), have no education — 0% (0 people), illiterate — 1% (170 700 people).
| Higher education | 3 806 610 / 22.3% |
| Incomplete higher | 563 310 / 3.3% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 025 710 / 35.3% |
| Elementary school | 2 611 710 / 15.3% |
| Middle school | 1 416 810 / 8.3% |
| High school | 1 468 020 / 8.6% |
| Without education | 0 / 0% |
| Illiterate | 170 700 / 1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Syria
Total in Syria the number of officially employed population is 10 412 700 people (61%), pensioners 4 608 900 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 536 300 people (9%).
| Employed population | 10 412 700 / 61% |
| Unemployed | 1 536 300 / 9% |
| Pensioners | 4 608 900 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Syria have a disability 1 899 891 people, what constitutes 11.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 319 209 (1.87.%), disabled of the group II are 703 284 (4.12.%), disabled of the group III are 677 679 (3.97.%), disabled children 199 719 (1.17.%).
| Total disabled | 1 899 891 / 11.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 319 209 / 1.87% |
| Disabled of the group II | 703 284 / 4.12% |
| Disabled of the group III | 677 679 / 3.97% |
| Disabled children | 199 719 / 1.17% |