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Population in Singapore compared to Syria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,111,175 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,167,445 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 4.37 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.17M (40.1% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Singapore vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Syria
2100 4,367,779 44,500,028
2099 4,411,412 44,570,009
2098 4,459,213 44,629,837
2097 4,507,770 44,692,566
2096 4,558,553 44,747,012
2095 4,610,080 44,774,686
2094 4,664,700 44,824,294
2093 4,718,168 44,853,295
2092 4,771,068 44,882,700
2091 4,828,101 44,895,349
2090 4,885,895 44,926,869
2089 4,946,502 44,925,891
2088 5,004,664 44,920,667
2087 5,063,944 44,928,298
2086 5,124,380 44,947,658
2085 5,183,406 44,913,669
2084 5,240,616 44,878,845
2083 5,298,156 44,850,592
2082 5,356,138 44,790,014
2081 5,412,770 44,723,244
2080 5,467,479 44,624,321
2079 5,521,442 44,567,127
2078 5,571,799 44,529,618
2077 5,619,705 44,484,155
2076 5,663,197 44,400,339
2075 5,710,629 44,306,882
2074 5,756,364 44,209,517
2073 5,795,230 44,102,028
2072 5,831,071 43,965,642
2071 5,864,860 43,821,617
2070 5,895,880 43,678,154
2069 5,928,650 43,530,683
2068 5,959,740 43,348,487
2067 5,988,217 43,154,741
2066 6,021,266 42,944,885
2065 6,052,854 42,695,249
2064 6,079,559 42,445,036
2063 6,102,106 42,198,056
2062 6,126,791 41,949,014
2061 6,149,980 41,695,586
2060 6,175,566 41,410,547
2059 6,196,576 41,097,942
2058 6,219,117 40,815,606
2057 6,236,905 40,534,091
2056 6,255,191 40,224,053
2055 6,274,008 39,918,930
2054 6,295,405 39,584,624
2053 6,311,683 39,242,144
2052 6,324,118 38,940,206
2051 6,341,435 38,629,604
2050 6,359,963 38,307,069
2049 6,376,972 37,986,965
2048 6,390,246 37,682,780
2047 6,408,209 37,391,752
2046 6,422,503 37,081,479
2045 6,434,477 36,744,441
2044 6,447,538 36,428,225
2043 6,455,584 36,090,851
2042 6,462,372 35,729,021
2041 6,468,000 35,352,033
2040 6,469,582 34,947,817
2039 6,466,204 34,533,772
2038 6,457,329 34,091,760
2037 6,445,649 33,612,993
2036 6,433,599 33,134,445
2035 6,417,210 32,608,669
2034 6,395,064 32,062,309
2033 6,367,864 31,477,500
2032 6,340,911 30,883,996
2031 6,311,853 30,248,264
2030 6,284,466 29,592,787
2029 6,254,860 28,871,638
2028 6,220,267 28,141,821
2027 6,184,266 27,355,002
2026 6,149,680 26,535,554
2025 6,111,175 25,620,427
2024 6,036,860 24,672,760
2023 5,917,648 23,594,623
2022 5,637,022 22,462,173
2021 5,453,566 21,628,839
2020 5,685,807 21,049,429
2019 5,703,569 20,353,534
2018 5,638,676 19,577,845
2017 5,612,253 19,224,668
2016 5,607,283 19,193,834
2015 5,535,002 19,424,618
2014 5,469,724 20,273,659
2013 5,399,162 21,666,917
2012 5,312,437 22,759,763
2011 5,183,688 22,878,098
2010 5,076,732 22,482,421
2009 4,987,573 21,976,969
2008 4,839,396 21,636,564
2007 4,588,599 20,884,125
2006 4,401,365 19,637,022
2005 4,265,762 18,814,091
2004 4,166,664 18,336,875
2003 4,114,826 17,889,296
2002 4,175,950 17,468,332
2001 4,138,012 17,051,338
2000 4,027,887 16,637,888
1999 3,958,723 16,228,061
1998 3,927,213 15,820,413
1997 3,796,038 15,417,542
1996 3,670,704 15,018,104
1995 3,524,506 14,616,801
1994 3,419,048 14,208,583
1993 3,313,471 13,795,686
1992 3,230,698 13,385,571
1991 3,135,083 12,980,821
1990 3,047,132 12,579,208
1989 2,930,901 12,179,060
1988 2,846,108 11,782,264
1987 2,774,789 11,388,923
1986 2,733,373 11,002,844
1985 2,735,957 10,625,672
1984 2,732,221 10,258,398
1983 2,681,061 9,904,809
1982 2,646,466 9,572,511
1981 2,532,835 9,260,189
1980 2,413,945 8,957,663
1979 2,383,500 8,661,909
1978 2,353,600 8,372,759
1977 2,325,300 8,090,501
1976 2,293,300 7,817,320
1975 2,262,600 7,554,364
1974 2,229,800 7,302,160
1973 2,193,000 7,060,321
1972 2,152,400 6,826,024
1971 2,112,900 6,598,094
1970 2,074,507 6,380,609
1969 2,042,500 6,175,166
1968 2,012,000 5,978,742
1967 1,977,600 5,790,198
1966 1,934,400 5,609,047
1965 1,886,900 5,435,267
1964 1,841,600 5,269,087
1963 1,795,000 5,110,467
1962 1,750,200 4,959,340
1961 1,702,400 4,815,466
1960 1,646,400 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Singapore's population will grow by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people with a rank change from 113th to 117th. The population of Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.47M people compared to the peak of 44.9M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Syria
2100 -0.99% -0.16%
2099 -1.07% -0.13%
2098 -1.08% -0.14%
2097 -1.11% -0.12%
2096 -1.12% -0.06%
2095 -1.17% -0.11%
2094 -1.13% -0.06%
2093 -1.11% -0.07%
2092 -1.18% -0.03%
2091 -1.18% -0.07%
2090 -1.23% 0.002%
2089 -1.16% 0.01%
2088 -1.17% -0.02%
2087 -1.18% -0.04%
2086 -1.14% 0.08%
2085 -1.09% 0.08%
2084 -1.09% 0.06%
2083 -1.08% 0.14%
2082 -1.05% 0.15%
2081 -1% 0.22%
2080 -0.98% 0.13%
2079 -0.9% 0.08%
2078 -0.85% 0.1%
2077 -0.77% 0.19%
2076 -0.83% 0.21%
2075 -0.79% 0.22%
2074 -0.67% 0.24%
2073 -0.61% 0.31%
2072 -0.58% 0.33%
2071 -0.53% 0.33%
2070 -0.55% 0.34%
2069 -0.52% 0.42%
2068 -0.48% 0.45%
2067 -0.55% 0.49%
2066 -0.52% 0.58%
2065 -0.44% 0.59%
2064 -0.37% 0.59%
2063 -0.4% 0.59%
2062 -0.38% 0.61%
2061 -0.41% 0.69%
2060 -0.34% 0.76%
2059 -0.36% 0.69%
2058 -0.29% 0.69%
2057 -0.29% 0.77%
2056 -0.3% 0.76%
2055 -0.34% 0.84%
2054 -0.26% 0.87%
2053 -0.2% 0.78%
2052 -0.27% 0.8%
2051 -0.29% 0.84%
2050 -0.27% 0.84%
2049 -0.21% 0.81%
2048 -0.28% 0.78%
2047 -0.22% 0.84%
2046 -0.19% 0.92%
2045 -0.2% 0.87%
2044 -0.12% 0.93%
2043 -0.11% 1.01%
2042 -0.09% 1.07%
2041 -0.02% 1.16%
2040 0.05% 1.2%
2039 0.14% 1.3%
2038 0.18% 1.42%
2037 0.19% 1.44%
2036 0.26% 1.61%
2035 0.35% 1.7%
2034 0.43% 1.86%
2033 0.43% 1.92%
2032 0.46% 2.1%
2031 0.44% 2.21%
2030 0.47% 2.5%
2029 0.56% 2.59%
2028 0.58% 2.88%
2027 0.56% 3.09%
2026 0.63% 3.57%
2025 1.23% 3.84%
2024 2.01% 4.57%
2023 4.98% 5.04%
2022 3.36% 3.85%
2021 -4.08% 2.75%
2020 -0.31% 3.42%
2019 1.15% 3.96%
2018 0.47% 1.84%
2017 0.09% 0.16%
2016 1.31% -1.19%
2015 1.19% -4.19%
2014 1.31% -6.43%
2013 1.63% -4.8%
2012 2.48% -0.52%
2011 2.11% 1.76%
2010 1.79% 2.3%
2009 3.06% 1.57%
2008 5.47% 3.6%
2007 4.25% 6.35%
2006 3.18% 4.37%
2005 2.38% 2.6%
2004 1.26% 2.5%
2003 -1.46% 2.41%
2002 0.92% 2.45%
2001 2.73% 2.48%
2000 1.75% 2.53%
1999 0.8% 2.58%
1998 3.46% 2.61%
1997 3.41% 2.66%
1996 4.15% 2.75%
1995 3.08% 2.87%
1994 3.19% 2.99%
1993 2.56% 3.06%
1992 3.05% 3.12%
1991 2.89% 3.19%
1990 3.97% 3.29%
1989 2.98% 3.37%
1988 2.57% 3.45%
1987 1.52% 3.51%
1986 -0.09% 3.55%
1985 0.14% 3.58%
1984 1.91% 3.57%
1983 1.31% 3.47%
1982 4.49% 3.37%
1981 4.93% 3.38%
1980 1.28% 3.41%
1979 1.27% 3.45%
1978 1.22% 3.49%
1977 1.4% 3.49%
1976 1.36% 3.48%
1975 1.47% 3.45%
1974 1.68% 3.43%
1973 1.89% 3.43%
1972 1.87% 3.45%
1971 1.85% 3.41%
1970 1.57% 3.33%
1969 1.52% 3.29%
1968 1.74% 3.26%
1967 2.23% 3.23%
1966 2.52% 3.2%
1965 2.46% 3.15%
1964 2.6% 3.1%
1963 2.56% 3.05%
1962 2.81% 2.99%
1961 3.4% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/syria | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Singapore grew by 1.23%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Singapore Syria
Current population
6167445
26956472
Population rank 113/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.32%
One net population change
7.09 minutes
33.4 seconds
One birth every
11.8 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
14.5 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +204 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +74,315 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 83/197 5/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 +421,693
Net migration rank 36/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - 421,693
2024 8,451 20,011 449,784 546,494
2023 7,101 26,996 402,713 757,309
2022 9,019 214,842 369,750 735,142
2021 15,270 -44,030 350,560 211,220
2020 18,763 -145,556 327,992 269,050
2019 21,674 870 293,762 500,985
2018 21,427 21,820 242,530 514,102
2017 21,888 -8,880 237,214 -287,501
2016 25,794 13,737 236,007 -124,063
2015 27,121 41,852 253,977 -827,496
2014 27,896 40,154 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 25,376 52,176 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 29,750 78,501 475,520 -999,267
2011 25,919 89,856 543,950 -256,888
2010 24,876 72,571 558,666 -54,359
2009 27,930 95,841 559,314 -52,703
2008 28,068 176,182 576,593 -402,393
2007 26,614 192,292 529,162 801,514
2006 25,968 135,625 480,616 682,911
2005 24,741 92,023 468,960 13,382
2004 24,583 50,487 461,209 10,881
2003 24,689 -30,012 457,000 -33,920
2002 29,231 -40,023 453,967 -35,096
2001 31,035 45,027 451,503 -36,383
2000 37,057 55,218 446,211 -34,425
1999 32,857 19,681 439,261 -31,394
1998 33,381 51,905 433,447 -26,025
1997 37,960 95,241 429,887 -31,571
1996 38,542 102,018 430,765 -30,197
1995 38,065 91,947 430,172 -28,122
1994 39,319 71,170 426,996 -12,630
1993 40,425 58,820 420,244 -8,828
1992 39,091 54,359 412,878 -4,063
1991 39,188 57,821 410,830 -10,154
1990 41,136 66,950 409,177 -6,620
1989 36,929 68,031 406,111 -8,379
1988 42,407 40,976 404,285 -8,426
1987 33,020 25,411 399,159 -8,335
1986 27,880 -7,858 390,821 -9,485
1985 32,010 -31,036 379,231 -6,221
1984 31,967 -4,396 366,768 -5,245
1983 30,296 11,699 355,375 -9,729
1982 33,346 41,568 319,664 -721
1981 32,167 85,869 330,237 -24,536
1980 30,657 42,433 332,464 -33,114
1979 28,363 -2,384 324,943 -32,793
1978 27,537 436 316,724 -30,567
1977 26,508 2,757 306,630 -28,275
1976 31,189 949 294,267 -26,268
1975 28,509 4,104 282,299 -24,389
1974 31,664 2,748 270,735 -24,242
1973 36,404 -495 254,687 -17,502
1972 38,098 -1,631 249,027 -17,610
1971 35,708 573 239,610 -15,167
1970 35,059 4,024 230,117 -19,594
1969 34,314 6,763 219,114 -18,749
1968 36,216 6,792 209,454 -16,968
1967 40,145 6,006 199,223 -14,618
1966 44,298 3,507 191,122 -13,434
1965 45,474 4,199 182,560 -12,704
1964 47,697 3,043 174,549 -12,044
1963 49,542 2,668 166,555 -11,817
1962 48,830 3,714 159,155 -11,641
1961 49,880 3,490 151,485 -11,237
1960 51,533 2,008 143,687 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/singapore/syria | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 55.5% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people). In Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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