What is population, age 18, male in Syria?

Population, age 18, male in Syria was 226,289 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 231,091 in 2006.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 136,758 in 1990.

How does Syria rank for population, age 18, male?

Syria ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Syria

Name: Population, age 18, male in Syria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Population, age 18, male was 226,289 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

226,289

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

48th

of 191 countries

All-time high

231,091

in 2006

All-time low

136,758

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Syria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 18, male in Syria stood at 226,289.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Syria peaked at 231,091 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 136,758, in 1990.

That places Syria 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	166,913	136,758	201,832	10
2000s	224,594	209,199	231,091	10
2010s	223,611	222,329	226,289	6

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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 18, male in Syria?: Population, age 18, male in Syria was 226,289 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 231,091 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 136,758 in 1990.
How does Syria rank for population, age 18, male?: Syria ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, 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 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.