Syria birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Syria chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Syria is 2.71, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.99 — a -45.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Syria	World
1960	7.51	4.69
1961	7.5	4.56
1962	7.51	5.02
1963	7.51	5.31
1964	7.53	5.13
1965	7.53	5.08
1966	7.55	4.97
1967	7.56	4.87
1968	7.57	4.98
1969	7.59	4.88
1970	7.62	4.84
1971	7.6	4.69
1972	7.57	4.55
1973	7.55	4.42
1974	7.52	4.26
1975	7.49	4.07
1976	7.45	3.97
1977	7.42	3.84
1978	7.35	3.77
1979	7.25	3.76
1980	7.12	3.73
1981	6.97	3.71
1982	6.81	3.72
1983	6.69	3.59
1984	6.59	3.57
1985	6.48	3.53
1986	6.37	3.51
1987	6.2	3.48
1988	6	3.39
1989	5.78	3.35
1990	5.56	3.31
1991	5.34	3.13
1992	5.14	3.04
1993	4.99	2.97
1994	4.86	2.92
1995	4.7	2.87
1996	4.54	2.82
1997	4.37	2.78
1998	4.25	2.75
1999	4.14	2.72
2000	4.07	2.73
2001	3.98	2.69
2002	3.87	2.66
2003	3.76	2.64
2004	3.68	2.63
2005	3.61	2.61
2006	3.56	2.61
2007	3.54	2.6
2008	3.48	2.6
2009	3.42	2.59
2010	3.36	2.57
2011	3.29	2.55
2012	3.22	2.56
2013	3.17	2.53
2014	3.12	2.52
2015	3.07	2.49
2016	3.01	2.49
2017	2.97	2.46
2018	2.93	2.39
2019	2.88	2.35
2020	2.84	2.28
2021	2.8	2.25
2022	2.75	2.22
2023	2.71	2.2
2024	2.7	2.19
2025	2.66	2.18
2026	2.62	2.18
2027	2.58	2.17
2028	2.54	2.16
2029	2.51	2.15
2030	2.48	2.14
2031	2.45	2.13
2032	2.42	2.12
2033	2.39	2.12
2034	2.36	2.11
2035	2.33	2.1
2036	2.31	2.09
2037	2.29	2.09
2038	2.26	2.08
2039	2.24	2.08
2040	2.22	2.08
2041	2.2	2.07
2042	2.18	2.07
2043	2.16	2.07
2044	2.14	2.07
2045	2.13	2.06
2046	2.11	2.06
2047	2.1	2.06
2048	2.08	2.05
2049	2.07	2.05
2050	2.05	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.18% were to women under 20 years old, 61.3% to women ages 20-29, and 29.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12.5%, 53.2%, and 34.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Syria by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Syria	World
1960	45.3%	37.4%
1961	45.7%	37.5%
1962	46.1%	37.6%
1963	46.3%	37.8%
1964	46.6%	38%
1965	46.9%	38%
1966	47.3%	38%
1967	47.5%	38%
1968	47.8%	37.9%
1969	48%	37.8%
1970	48.2%	37.7%
1971	48.3%	37.6%
1972	48.4%	37.5%
1973	48.5%	37.3%
1974	48.5%	37.2%
1975	48.6%	37.1%
1976	48.6%	36.9%
1977	48.7%	36.7%
1978	48.7%	36.3%
1979	48.7%	35.9%
1980	48.7%	35.5%
1981	48.7%	35.2%
1982	48.5%	34.9%
1983	48.4%	34.6%
1984	48.2%	34.3%
1985	48%	34%
1986	47.7%	33.8%
1987	47.5%	33.6%
1988	47.2%	33.4%
1989	46.9%	33.2%
1990	46.6%	33%
1991	46.1%	32.9%
1992	45.7%	32.7%
1993	45.2%	32.5%
1994	44.7%	32.3%
1995	44.2%	32.1%
1996	43.8%	31.8%
1997	43.3%	31.5%
1998	42.9%	31.1%
1999	42.4%	30.8%
2000	41.9%	30.4%
2001	41.3%	30%
2002	40.8%	29.6%
2003	40.2%	29.2%
2004	39.6%	28.8%
2005	39.1%	28.5%
2006	38.1%	28.1%
2007	36.7%	27.9%
2008	36.3%	27.6%
2009	36.3%	27.5%
2010	36.1%	27.3%
2011	36.1%	27.1%
2012	36.5%	27%
2013	38%	26.9%
2014	39.8%	26.8%
2015	40.6%	26.6%
2016	40.2%	26.5%
2017	39.3%	26.4%
2018	37.9%	26.2%
2019	36.1%	26%
2020	34.6%	25.8%
2021	33.4%	25.6%
2022	31.9%	25.3%
2023	30.3%	25%
2024	29.2%	24.7%
2025	28.4%	24.4%
2026	27.9%	24.1%
2027	27.5%	23.8%
2028	27.3%	23.4%
2029	27.3%	23.1%
2030	27.6%	22.8%
2031	27.9%	22.6%
2032	28.3%	22.3%
2033	28.6%	22.1%
2034	28.8%	21.9%
2035	29%	21.7%
2036	29%	21.6%
2037	28.9%	21.5%
2038	28.7%	21.4%
2039	28.4%	21.3%
2040	28%	21.2%
2041	27.5%	21.1%
2042	27%	21%
2043	26.4%	21%
2044	25.8%	20.9%
2045	25.1%	20.8%
2046	24.5%	20.7%
2047	23.9%	20.7%
2048	23.3%	20.6%
2049	22.8%	20.5%
2050	22.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Syria was 45.3% in 1960, 45.2% in 1993, and 29.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Syria.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Syria, excluding migration, has been +1.46% annually. On average, 304,762 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Syria
1960	143,687
1961	151,485
1962	159,155
1963	166,555
1964	174,549
1965	182,560
1966	191,122
1967	199,223
1968	209,454
1969	219,114
1970	230,117
1971	239,610
1972	249,027
1973	254,687
1974	270,735
1975	282,299
1976	294,267
1977	306,630
1978	316,724
1979	324,943
1980	332,464
1981	330,237
1982	319,664
1983	355,375
1984	366,768
1985	379,231
1986	390,821
1987	399,159
1988	404,285
1989	406,111
1990	409,177
1991	410,830
1992	412,878
1993	420,244
1994	426,996
1995	430,172
1996	430,765
1997	429,887
1998	433,447
1999	439,261
2000	446,211
2001	451,503
2002	453,967
2003	457,000
2004	461,209
2005	468,960
2006	480,616
2007	529,162
2008	576,593
2009	559,314
2010	558,666
2011	543,950
2012	475,520
2013	419,341
2014	333,116
2015	253,977
2016	236,007
2017	237,214
2018	242,530
2019	293,762
2020	327,992
2021	350,560
2022	369,750
2023	402,713

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Syria was 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -35.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Syria	World
1985	55	460
1986	52	438
1987	48	429
1988	44	414
1989	41	401
1990	37	391
1991	35	395
1992	33	395
1993	32	389
1994	32	382
1995	33	371
1996	34	366
1997	34	358
1998	34	360
1999	32	340
2000	31	328
2001	29	321
2002	26	311
2003	24	301
2004	22	291
2005	21	283
2006	20	276
2007	19	269
2008	20	264
2009	19	258
2010	19	253
2011	21	247
2012	22	239
2013	25	235
2014	25	231
2015	24	228
2016	23	220
2017	23	215
2018	21	211
2019	24	207
2020	23	211
2021	30	242
2022	21	203
2023	20	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Syria was 20.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.06% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 23.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Syria	World
1960	16.9%	18.5%
1961	16.1%	18.1%
1962	15.3%	17.8%
1963	14.7%	17.5%
1964	14.1%	17.7%
1965	13.5%	17.5%
1966	12.9%	17.3%
1967	12.3%	17%
1968	11.7%	16.5%
1969	11.1%	15.5%
1970	10.5%	15.2%
1971	9.91%	15.1%
1972	9.4%	14.4%
1973	8.92%	14.1%
1974	8.47%	13.7%
1975	8.03%	13.4%
1976	7.61%	13%
1977	7.19%	12.5%
1978	6.79%	12.1%
1979	6.4%	11.7%
1980	6.03%	11.4%
1981	6.33%	11%
1982	7.06%	10.8%
1983	5.1%	10.6%
1984	4.84%	10.4%
1985	4.6%	10.1%
1986	4.39%	9.81%
1987	4.19%	9.47%
1988	4.02%	9.31%
1989	3.85%	9.02%
1990	3.7%	8.81%
1991	3.55%	8.66%
1992	3.4%	8.46%
1993	3.24%	8.19%
1994	3.09%	7.98%
1995	2.94%	7.76%
1996	2.8%	7.52%
1997	2.66%	7.28%
1998	2.53%	7.05%
1999	2.42%	6.76%
2000	2.32%	6.48%
2001	2.23%	6.21%
2002	2.15%	5.94%
2003	2.09%	5.65%
2004	2.03%	5.43%
2005	1.98%	5.16%
2006	1.95%	4.92%
2007	1.92%	4.7%
2008	1.9%	4.5%
2009	1.9%	4.31%
2010	1.9%	4.11%
2011	2.17%	3.97%
2012	3.39%	3.77%
2013	3.65%	3.61%
2014	3.53%	3.48%
2015	3.7%	3.35%
2016	3.22%	3.23%
2017	3.3%	3.11%
2018	3.26%	2.97%
2019	2.5%	2.86%
2020	2.24%	2.75%
2021	2.1%	2.66%
2022	2.11%	2.59%
2023	2.06%	2.49%