What is population, age 23, total in Syria?

Population, age 23, total in Syria was 427,921 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 458,860 in 2010.

What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 216,584 in 1990.

How does Syria rank for population, age 23, total?

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

Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 23, total in Syria

Name: Population, age 23, total in Syria
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Population, age 23, total was 427,921 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

427,921

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

52nd

of 191 countries

All-time high

458,860

in 2010

All-time low

216,584

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 23, total in Syria, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 23, total in Syria is 427,921, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Syria peaked at 458,860 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 216,584, 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 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	261,247	216,584	310,744	10
2000s	401,021	325,721	457,212	10
2010s	446,768	427,921	458,860	5

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See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Syria →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 23, total in Syria?: Population, age 23, total in Syria was 427,921 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 458,860 in 2010.
What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 216,584 in 1990.
How does Syria rank for population, age 23, total?: Syria ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 23, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.