The latest officially reported population of Syria was 24,672,760 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Syria's population is 26,304,877 people compared to 71,619,867 in Thailand.
Population statistics:
- Thailand's population is 2.72 times bigger than Syria's.
- Syria is ranked the 57th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
- The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.32% for Syria vs 0.87% for Thailand.
- For the last 10 years, Syria has had an average growth rate of +1.25% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
- Since 2005, the population of Syria has increased from 18.8M people to 26.3M (39.8% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66M to 71.6M (8.49% growth).
- Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.1M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.6M people by 2100.
Syria vs Thailand: live population counter
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| Current population |
26304877
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71619867
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| Population rank | 57/197 | 21/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.32% | 0.87% |
| One net population change |
29.3 seconds
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15.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.01 minutes
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53.3 seconds
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| One death every |
4.42 minutes
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49.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
57.7 seconds
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22.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +546,494 | +23,321 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,954 | -94 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,078,137 | -34,424 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.57% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 5/197 | 170/197 |
Syria and Thailand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,673,500 | 26,851,747 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,815,466 | 27,650,334 | 3.04% | 2.97% |
| 1962 | 4,959,340 | 28,481,040 | 2.99% | 3% |
| 1963 | 5,110,467 | 29,342,322 | 3.05% | 3.02% |
| 1964 | 5,269,087 | 30,232,141 | 3.1% | 3.03% |
| 1965 | 5,435,267 | 31,149,337 | 3.15% | 3.03% |
| 1966 | 5,609,047 | 32,086,071 | 3.2% | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 5,790,198 | 33,037,801 | 3.23% | 2.97% |
| 1968 | 5,978,742 | 34,002,560 | 3.26% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 6,175,166 | 34,973,782 | 3.29% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 6,380,609 | 35,954,408 | 3.33% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 6,598,094 | 36,937,387 | 3.41% | 2.73% |
| 1972 | 6,826,024 | 37,933,929 | 3.45% | 2.7% |
| 1973 | 7,060,321 | 38,947,787 | 3.43% | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 7,302,160 | 39,952,891 | 3.43% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 7,554,364 | 40,940,005 | 3.45% | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 7,817,320 | 41,896,504 | 3.48% | 2.34% |
| 1977 | 8,090,501 | 42,843,974 | 3.49% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 8,372,759 | 43,788,976 | 3.49% | 2.21% |
| 1979 | 8,661,909 | 44,718,434 | 3.45% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 8,957,663 | 45,650,022 | 3.41% | 2.08% |
| 1981 | 9,260,189 | 46,575,855 | 3.38% | 2.03% |
| 1982 | 9,572,511 | 47,494,577 | 3.37% | 1.97% |
| 1983 | 9,904,809 | 48,423,309 | 3.47% | 1.96% |
| 1984 | 10,258,398 | 49,351,708 | 3.57% | 1.92% |
| 1985 | 10,625,672 | 50,270,753 | 3.58% | 1.86% |
| 1986 | 11,002,844 | 51,177,834 | 3.55% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 11,388,923 | 52,074,105 | 3.51% | 1.75% |
| 1988 | 11,782,264 | 52,969,595 | 3.45% | 1.72% |
| 1989 | 12,179,060 | 53,848,956 | 3.37% | 1.66% |
| 1990 | 12,579,208 | 54,738,329 | 3.29% | 1.65% |
| 1991 | 12,980,821 | 55,637,434 | 3.19% | 1.64% |
| 1992 | 13,385,571 | 56,528,834 | 3.12% | 1.6% |
| 1993 | 13,795,686 | 57,408,198 | 3.06% | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 14,208,583 | 58,260,854 | 2.99% | 1.49% |
| 1995 | 14,616,801 | 59,098,232 | 2.87% | 1.44% |
| 1996 | 15,018,104 | 59,920,064 | 2.75% | 1.39% |
| 1997 | 15,417,542 | 60,724,584 | 2.66% | 1.34% |
| 1998 | 15,820,413 | 61,522,630 | 2.61% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 16,228,061 | 62,299,043 | 2.58% | 1.26% |
| 2000 | 16,637,888 | 63,007,815 | 2.53% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 17,051,338 | 63,651,141 | 2.48% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 17,468,332 | 64,266,437 | 2.45% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 17,889,296 | 64,868,166 | 2.41% | 0.94% |
| 2004 | 18,336,875 | 65,452,047 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 18,814,091 | 66,017,420 | 2.6% | 0.86% |
| 2006 | 19,637,022 | 66,567,687 | 4.37% | 0.83% |
| 2007 | 20,884,125 | 67,102,394 | 6.35% | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 21,636,564 | 67,619,830 | 3.6% | 0.77% |
| 2009 | 21,976,969 | 68,121,080 | 1.57% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 22,482,421 | 68,579,447 | 2.3% | 0.67% |
| 2011 | 22,878,098 | 69,007,208 | 1.76% | 0.62% |
| 2012 | 22,759,763 | 69,436,098 | -0.52% | 0.62% |
| 2013 | 21,666,917 | 69,845,114 | -4.8% | 0.59% |
| 2014 | 20,273,659 | 70,216,367 | -6.43% | 0.53% |
| 2015 | 19,424,618 | 70,540,795 | -4.19% | 0.46% |
| 2016 | 19,193,834 | 70,859,841 | -1.19% | 0.45% |
| 2017 | 19,224,668 | 71,160,187 | 0.16% | 0.42% |
| 2018 | 19,577,845 | 71,376,079 | 1.84% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 20,353,534 | 71,522,271 | 3.96% | 0.2% |
| 2020 | 21,049,429 | 71,641,484 | 3.42% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 21,628,839 | 71,727,332 | 2.75% | 0.12% |
| 2022 | 22,462,173 | 71,735,329 | 3.85% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 23,594,623 | 71,702,435 | 5.04% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 24,672,760 | 71,668,011 | 4.57% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 25,620,422 | 71,619,867 | 3.84% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 26,472,499 | 71,559,621 | 3.33% | -0.08% |
| 2027 | 27,261,544 | 71,488,156 | 2.98% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 28,006,558 | 71,406,996 | 2.73% | -0.11% |
| 2029 | 28,719,309 | 71,316,195 | 2.54% | -0.13% |
| 2030 | 29,395,545 | 71,215,017 | 2.35% | -0.14% |
| 2031 | 30,029,824 | 71,104,025 | 2.16% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 30,633,661 | 70,982,286 | 2.01% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 31,212,478 | 70,847,947 | 1.89% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 31,768,138 | 70,701,651 | 1.78% | -0.21% |
| 2035 | 32,294,792 | 70,540,884 | 1.66% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 32,788,153 | 70,366,496 | 1.53% | -0.25% |
| 2037 | 33,258,407 | 70,180,031 | 1.43% | -0.26% |
| 2038 | 33,710,718 | 69,979,034 | 1.36% | -0.29% |
| 2039 | 34,131,238 | 69,763,928 | 1.25% | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 34,533,185 | 69,535,003 | 1.18% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 34,916,936 | 69,288,477 | 1.11% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 35,279,863 | 69,025,348 | 1.04% | -0.38% |
| 2043 | 35,623,325 | 68,748,075 | 0.97% | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 35,944,394 | 68,456,533 | 0.9% | -0.42% |
| 2045 | 36,265,295 | 68,150,148 | 0.89% | -0.45% |
| 2046 | 36,583,260 | 67,827,309 | 0.88% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 36,878,640 | 67,489,358 | 0.81% | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 37,171,029 | 67,136,737 | 0.79% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 37,477,690 | 66,767,316 | 0.83% | -0.55% |
| 2050 | 37,793,378 | 66,382,732 | 0.84% | -0.58% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Syria increased by 610,527 people (a 3.25% growth), while Thailand gained 4,523,375 people (a 6.85% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Syria gained 6,880,259 (a 35.4% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 1,079,072 (a 1.53% growth).
Syria was ranked 58th most populous country in 2005 and is 57th in 2025. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2005 and ranked 21st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Syria's population will grow by 43.7% to 37,793,378 people with a rank change from 57th to 54th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7.31% to 66,382,732 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Damascus | 2.69M |
| Aleppo | 2M |
| Homs | 775K |
| Latakia | 700K |
| Hama | 697K |
| Raqqa | 300K |
| Deir ez-Zor | 272K |
| Al-Hasakah | 188K |
| Qamishli | 184K |
| Idlib | 165K |
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| City | Population |
| Bangkok | 5.68M |
| Chiang Mai | 1.2M |
| Nonthaburi | 256K |
| Pak Kret | 185K |
| Hat Yai | 159K |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 134K |
| Chaophraya Surasak | 133K |
| Surat Thani | 131K |
| Udon Thani | 130K |
| Klaeng | 130K |
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Population differences between Syria and Thailand
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| Life expectancy | 73 years | 76.8 years |
| Average age | 27.8 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 23.9 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.71 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 348 ppl/mi² | 363 ppl/mi² |
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