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Population Damascus (Syria)
1 414 913
people
As of January 1, 2025 the population (permanent residents) Damascus is 1 414 913 people, including children under the age of 6 - 141 845 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 166 606 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 170 143 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 608 059 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 308 451 people, and the centenarians Damascus over 80 years old - 19 809 people.
Population size Damascus by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 141 845 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 166 606 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 170 143 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 608 059 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 308 451 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 19 809 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Damascus
Total Damascus permanent residents 643 785 men (45.5%) and 771 128 women (54.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 42 305 / 5.7% | 33 846 / 6% | 46.5% |
| 5 – 9 | 42 305 / 5.7% | 33 195 / 5.9% | 46.3% |
| 10 - 14 | 37 749 / 5% | 29 940 / 5.4% | 46.3% |
| 15 - 19 | 31 891 / 4.1% | 26 035 / 4.8% | 46.8% |
| 20 - 24 | 37 749 / 5% | 31 242 / 5.6% | 47.8% |
| 25 - 29 | 55 973 / 7.8% | 46 863 / 8% | 47.7% |
| 30 - 34 | 54 671 / 7.6% | 46 863 / 8% | 48.2% |
| 35 - 39 | 50 115 / 6.9% | 45 561 / 7.8% | 49.9% |
| 40 - 44 | 46 210 / 6.3% | 42 958 / 7.4% | 50.3% |
| 45 - 49 | 42 305 / 5.7% | 39 703 / 6.9% | 50.6% |
| 50 - 54 | 48 163 / 6.6% | 48 164 / 8.2% | 52.4% |
| 55 - 59 | 50 766 / 7% | 55 324 / 9.3% | 54.3% |
| 60 - 64 | 42 305 / 5.7% | 49 466 / 8.4% | 56.1% |
| 65 - 69 | 29 288 / 3.7% | 39 052 / 6.8% | 59.2% |
| 70 - 74 | 12 366 / 1.1% | 20 828 / 4% | 64.6% |
| 75 - 79 | 15 620 / 1.6% | 32 544 / 5.8% | 68.8% |
| 80+ | 11 064 / 0.9% | 29 289 / 5.3% | 74% |
Education level
Education level of residents Damascus: have higher education 22.3% (315 526 people), incomplete higher education — 3.3% (46 692 people), secondary vocational — 35.3% (499 464 people), 11 classes — 15.3% (216 482 people), 9 classes — 8.3% (117 438 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (121 683 people), have no education — 0% (0 people), illiterate — 1% (14 149 people).
| Higher education | 315 526 / 22.3% |
| Incomplete higher | 46 692 / 3.3% |
| Secondary vocational | 499 464 / 35.3% |
| Elementary school | 216 482 / 15.3% |
| Middle school | 117 438 / 8.3% |
| High school | 121 683 / 8.6% |
| Without education | 0 / 0% |
| Illiterate | 14 149 / 1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Damascus
Total Damascus the number of officially employed population is 863 097 people (61%), pensioners 382 027 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 127 342 people (9%).
| Employed population | 863 097 / 61% |
| Unemployed | 127 342 / 9% |
| Pensioners | 382 027 / 27% |
Disability
Total Damascus have a disability 157 480 people, what constitutes 11.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 26 459 (1.87.%), disabled of the group II are 58 294 (4.12.%), disabled of the group III are 56 172 (3.97.%), disabled children 16 554 (1.17.%).
| Total disabled | 157 480 / 11.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 26 459 / 1.87% |
| Disabled of the group II | 58 294 / 4.12% |
| Disabled of the group III | 56 172 / 3.97% |
| Disabled children | 16 554 / 1.17% |