Population, age 20, total in Syria
Syria: Population, age 20, total was 432,633 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Syria, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in Syria stood at 432,633.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Syria peaked at 454,583 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 247,380, in 1990.
That places Syria 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300,878 | 247,380 | 361,529 | 10 |
| 2000s | 428,966 | 376,623 | 454,583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,063 | 432,633 | 450,993 | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Syria?
- Population, age 20, total in Syria was 432,633 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 454,583 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,380 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for population, age 20, total?
- Syria ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.