What is population, age 16, male in Syria?

Population, age 16, male in Syria was 233,247 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 233,247 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 149,551 in 1990.

How does Syria rank for population, age 16, male?

Syria ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Syria data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Syria

Name: Population, age 16, male in Syria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Population, age 16, male was 233,247 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

233,247

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

49th

of 191 countries

All-time high

233,247

in 2015

All-time low

149,551

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Syria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Syria recorded 233,247 for population, age 16, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Syria peaked at 233,247 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 149,551, in 1990.

Syria ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	181,841	149,551	215,671	10
2000s	227,182	221,312	230,990	10
2010s	226,384	222,029	233,247	6

Countries ranked near Syria

46 Saudi Arabia 264,053 compare
47 Cote d'Ivoire 250,373 compare
48 Cameroon 234,544 compare
50 Angola 230,261 compare
51 Spain 212,597 compare
52 Burkina Faso 212,374 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Syria

Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Syria?: Population, age 16, male in Syria was 233,247 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 233,247 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 149,551 in 1990.
How does Syria rank for population, age 16, male?: Syria ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.