What is population, age 20, male in Syria?

Population, age 20, male in Syria was 220,642 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 231,204 in 2008.

What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 125,263 in 1990.

How does Syria rank for population, age 20, male?

Syria ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, male in Syria

Name: Population, age 20, male in Syria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Population, age 20, male was 220,642 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

220,642

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

52nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

231,204

in 2008

All-time low

125,263

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, male in Syria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 20, male in Syria is 220,642, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Syria peaked at 231,204 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 125,263, in 1990.

Syria ranks 52nd 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	152,631	125,263	183,695	10
2000s	218,121	191,413	231,204	10
2010s	224,486	220,642	229,478	6

Countries ranked near Syria

49 Poland 228,882 compare
50 Canada 228,514 compare
51 Cameroon 220,920 compare
53 Spain 217,492 compare
54 North Korea 211,474 compare
55 Angola 209,102 compare

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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 20, male in Syria?: Population, age 20, male in Syria was 220,642 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 231,204 in 2008.
What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 125,263 in 1990.
How does Syria rank for population, age 20, male?: Syria ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, 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 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.