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Population in Syria compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Syria was 25,620,427 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Syria's population is 26,956,472 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 19.7 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Syria is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.32% for Syria vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Syria has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Syria has increased from 19.6M people to 27M (37.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% growth).

Syria vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Syria
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Syria Trinidad
2100 44,500,028 817,597
2099 44,570,009 825,167
2098 44,629,837 832,755
2097 44,692,566 840,398
2096 44,747,012 848,105
2095 44,774,686 855,896
2094 44,824,294 863,688
2093 44,853,295 871,563
2092 44,882,700 879,479
2091 44,895,349 887,507
2090 44,926,869 895,594
2089 44,925,891 903,792
2088 44,920,667 912,036
2087 44,928,298 920,411
2086 44,947,658 928,916
2085 44,913,669 937,549
2084 44,878,845 946,328
2083 44,850,592 955,303
2082 44,790,014 964,428
2081 44,723,244 973,767
2080 44,624,321 983,215
2079 44,567,127 992,890
2078 44,529,618 1,002,707
2077 44,484,155 1,012,724
2076 44,400,339 1,022,846
2075 44,306,882 1,033,103
2074 44,209,517 1,043,451
2073 44,102,028 1,053,862
2072 43,965,642 1,064,397
2071 43,821,617 1,074,937
2070 43,678,154 1,085,508
2069 43,530,683 1,096,081
2068 43,348,487 1,106,619
2067 43,154,741 1,117,029
2066 42,944,885 1,127,377
2065 42,695,249 1,137,666
2064 42,445,036 1,147,820
2063 42,198,056 1,157,795
2062 41,949,014 1,167,602
2061 41,695,586 1,177,258
2060 41,410,547 1,186,727
2059 41,097,942 1,196,052
2058 40,815,606 1,205,157
2057 40,534,091 1,214,148
2056 40,224,053 1,222,923
2055 39,918,930 1,231,559
2054 39,584,624 1,240,041
2053 39,242,144 1,248,279
2052 38,940,206 1,256,354
2051 38,629,604 1,264,264
2050 38,307,069 1,271,946
2049 37,986,965 1,279,479
2048 37,682,780 1,286,792
2047 37,391,752 1,293,925
2046 37,081,479 1,300,799
2045 36,744,441 1,307,495
2044 36,428,225 1,313,930
2043 36,090,851 1,320,145
2042 35,729,021 1,326,058
2041 35,352,033 1,331,703
2040 34,947,817 1,337,031
2039 34,533,772 1,342,067
2038 34,091,760 1,346,734
2037 33,612,993 1,351,096
2036 33,134,445 1,355,110
2035 32,608,669 1,358,761
2034 32,062,309 1,362,044
2033 31,477,500 1,364,882
2032 30,883,996 1,367,356
2031 30,248,264 1,369,304
2030 29,592,787 1,370,777
2029 28,871,638 1,371,753
2028 28,141,821 1,372,048
2027 27,355,002 1,371,592
2026 26,535,554 1,370,204
2025 25,620,427 1,367,764
2024 24,672,760 1,368,333
2023 23,594,623 1,367,510
2022 22,462,173 1,365,805
2021 21,628,839 1,367,558
2020 21,049,429 1,366,725
2019 20,353,534 1,363,985
2018 19,577,845 1,359,193
2017 19,224,668 1,356,633
2016 19,193,834 1,353,895
2015 19,424,618 1,349,667
2014 20,273,659 1,345,343
2013 21,666,917 1,340,557
2012 22,759,763 1,335,194
2011 22,878,098 1,328,019
2010 22,482,421 1,317,714
2009 21,976,969 1,310,106
2008 21,636,564 1,308,587
2007 20,884,125 1,303,188
2006 19,637,022 1,297,944
2005 18,814,091 1,294,494
2004 18,336,875 1,345,380
2003 17,889,296 1,338,709
2002 17,468,332 1,332,011
2001 17,051,338 1,325,567
2000 16,637,888 1,319,774
1999 16,228,061 1,314,708
1998 15,820,413 1,310,225
1997 15,417,542 1,305,836
1996 15,018,104 1,300,928
1995 14,616,801 1,295,169
1994 14,208,583 1,288,341
1993 13,795,686 1,280,466
1992 13,385,571 1,271,674
1991 12,980,821 1,262,171
1990 12,579,208 1,252,208
1989 12,179,060 1,241,600
1988 11,782,264 1,230,069
1987 11,388,923 1,217,364
1986 11,002,844 1,203,124
1985 10,625,672 1,187,366
1984 10,258,398 1,172,984
1983 9,904,809 1,160,534
1982 9,572,511 1,147,927
1981 9,260,189 1,135,132
1980 8,957,663 1,121,744
1979 8,661,909 1,107,639
1978 8,372,759 1,093,380
1977 8,090,501 1,079,554
1976 7,817,320 1,066,311
1975 7,554,364 1,053,469
1974 7,302,160 1,040,761
1973 7,060,321 1,027,851
1972 6,826,024 1,014,921
1971 6,598,094 1,002,585
1970 6,380,609 991,471
1969 6,175,166 980,706
1968 5,978,742 969,006
1967 5,790,198 956,418
1966 5,609,047 942,937
1965 5,435,267 928,425
1964 5,269,087 912,963
1963 5,110,467 896,804
1962 4,959,340 880,194
1961 4,815,466 863,144
1960 4,673,500 844,943

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/syria/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Syria decreased by 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Syria gained 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth).

Syria was ranked 58th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Syria's population will grow by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people with a rank change from 56th to 53rd. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Syria
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Syria Trinidad
2100 -0.16% -0.92%
2099 -0.13% -0.91%
2098 -0.14% -0.91%
2097 -0.12% -0.91%
2096 -0.06% -0.91%
2095 -0.11% -0.9%
2094 -0.06% -0.9%
2093 -0.07% -0.9%
2092 -0.03% -0.9%
2091 -0.07% -0.9%
2090 0.002% -0.91%
2089 0.01% -0.9%
2088 -0.02% -0.91%
2087 -0.04% -0.92%
2086 0.08% -0.92%
2085 0.08% -0.93%
2084 0.06% -0.94%
2083 0.14% -0.95%
2082 0.15% -0.96%
2081 0.22% -0.96%
2080 0.13% -0.97%
2079 0.08% -0.98%
2078 0.1% -0.99%
2077 0.19% -0.99%
2076 0.21% -0.99%
2075 0.22% -0.99%
2074 0.24% -0.99%
2073 0.31% -0.99%
2072 0.33% -0.98%
2071 0.33% -0.97%
2070 0.34% -0.96%
2069 0.42% -0.95%
2068 0.45% -0.93%
2067 0.49% -0.92%
2066 0.58% -0.9%
2065 0.59% -0.88%
2064 0.59% -0.86%
2063 0.59% -0.84%
2062 0.61% -0.82%
2061 0.69% -0.8%
2060 0.76% -0.78%
2059 0.69% -0.76%
2058 0.69% -0.74%
2057 0.77% -0.72%
2056 0.76% -0.7%
2055 0.84% -0.68%
2054 0.87% -0.66%
2053 0.78% -0.64%
2052 0.8% -0.63%
2051 0.84% -0.6%
2050 0.84% -0.59%
2049 0.81% -0.57%
2048 0.78% -0.55%
2047 0.84% -0.53%
2046 0.92% -0.51%
2045 0.87% -0.49%
2044 0.93% -0.47%
2043 1.01% -0.45%
2042 1.07% -0.42%
2041 1.16% -0.4%
2040 1.2% -0.38%
2039 1.3% -0.35%
2038 1.42% -0.32%
2037 1.44% -0.3%
2036 1.61% -0.27%
2035 1.7% -0.24%
2034 1.86% -0.21%
2033 1.92% -0.18%
2032 2.1% -0.14%
2031 2.21% -0.11%
2030 2.5% -0.07%
2029 2.59% -0.02%
2028 2.88% 0.03%
2027 3.09% 0.1%
2026 3.57% 0.18%
2025 3.84% -0.04%
2024 4.57% 0.06%
2023 5.04% 0.12%
2022 3.85% -0.13%
2021 2.75% 0.06%
2020 3.42% 0.2%
2019 3.96% 0.35%
2018 1.84% 0.19%
2017 0.16% 0.2%
2016 -1.19% 0.31%
2015 -4.19% 0.32%
2014 -6.43% 0.36%
2013 -4.8% 0.4%
2012 -0.52% 0.54%
2011 1.76% 0.78%
2010 2.3% 0.58%
2009 1.57% 0.12%
2008 3.6% 0.41%
2007 6.35% 0.4%
2006 4.37% 0.27%
2005 2.6% -3.78%
2004 2.5% 0.5%
2003 2.41% 0.5%
2002 2.45% 0.49%
2001 2.48% 0.44%
2000 2.53% 0.39%
1999 2.58% 0.34%
1998 2.61% 0.34%
1997 2.66% 0.38%
1996 2.75% 0.44%
1995 2.87% 0.53%
1994 2.99% 0.62%
1993 3.06% 0.69%
1992 3.12% 0.75%
1991 3.19% 0.8%
1990 3.29% 0.85%
1989 3.37% 0.94%
1988 3.45% 1.04%
1987 3.51% 1.18%
1986 3.55% 1.33%
1985 3.58% 1.23%
1984 3.57% 1.07%
1983 3.47% 1.1%
1982 3.37% 1.13%
1981 3.38% 1.19%
1980 3.41% 1.27%
1979 3.45% 1.3%
1978 3.49% 1.28%
1977 3.49% 1.24%
1976 3.48% 1.22%
1975 3.45% 1.22%
1974 3.43% 1.26%
1973 3.43% 1.27%
1972 3.45% 1.23%
1971 3.41% 1.12%
1970 3.33% 1.1%
1969 3.29% 1.21%
1968 3.26% 1.32%
1967 3.23% 1.43%
1966 3.2% 1.56%
1965 3.15% 1.69%
1964 3.1% 1.8%
1963 3.05% 1.89%
1962 2.99% 1.98%
1961 3.04% 2.15%

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

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In 2025, the population of Syria grew by 3.84%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Syria Trinidad
Current population
26956472
1370916
Population rank 56/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.02%
One net population change
33.4 seconds
15.4 hours
One birth every
55.2 seconds
36.4 minutes
One death every
4.32 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,596 -2
Annual growth/decline +947,667 -569
Annual growth/decline rate +3.84% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 160/197
One migration net change every
1.25 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +421,693 +691
Net migration rank 3/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 896,042 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 64/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 110/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Syria
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Syria Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 421,693 - 691
2024 449,784 546,494 2,469 1,334
2023 402,713 757,309 3,200 2,126
2022 369,750 735,142 3,773 4,247
2021 350,560 211,220 2,091 5,749
2020 327,992 269,050 4,558 427
2019 293,762 500,985 5,647 -19,251
2018 242,530 514,102 5,869 35,502
2017 237,214 -287,501 6,779 1,445
2016 236,007 -124,063 7,436 -86
2015 253,977 -827,496 7,963 -575
2014 333,116 -1,457,679 8,571 -799
2013 419,341 -2,081,303 9,020 -796
2012 475,520 -999,267 9,376 -880
2011 543,950 -256,888 9,601 -1,410
2010 558,666 -54,359 9,698 -2,230
2009 559,314 -52,703 9,769 -3,056
2008 576,593 -402,393 9,872 -3,624
2007 529,162 801,514 9,939 -3,731
2006 480,616 682,911 9,889 -3,684
2005 468,960 13,382 9,822 -3,595
2004 461,209 10,881 10,149 -3,504
2003 457,000 -33,920 10,169 -3,472
2002 453,967 -35,096 10,316 -3,613
2001 451,503 -36,383 10,438 -4,252
2000 446,211 -34,425 10,588 -5,185
1999 439,261 -31,394 10,821 -6,103
1998 433,447 -26,025 10,964 -6,730
1997 429,887 -31,571 11,405 -6,865
1996 430,765 -30,197 12,101 -6,827
1995 430,172 -28,122 12,971 -6,723
1994 426,996 -12,630 14,032 -6,615
1993 420,244 -8,828 14,878 -6,554
1992 412,878 -4,063 15,910 -6,650
1991 410,830 -10,154 16,903 -7,149
1990 409,177 -6,620 18,052 -7,878
1989 406,111 -8,379 19,636 -8,588
1988 404,285 -8,426 21,028 -9,023
1987 399,159 -8,335 22,398 -9,002
1986 390,821 -9,485 23,705 -8,620
1985 379,231 -6,221 24,487 -8,051
1984 366,768 -5,245 24,738 -12,413
1983 355,375 -9,729 25,118 -12,544
1982 319,664 -721 25,181 -12,529
1981 330,237 -24,536 25,015 -12,086
1980 332,464 -33,114 24,557 -10,709
1979 324,943 -32,793 23,475 -9,106
1978 316,724 -30,567 22,538 -8,397
1977 306,630 -28,275 21,660 -8,154
1976 294,267 -26,268 20,875 -7,895
1975 282,299 -24,389 20,468 -7,768
1974 270,735 -24,242 20,412 -7,683
1973 254,687 -17,502 20,617 -7,524
1972 249,027 -17,610 20,116 -7,346
1971 239,610 -15,167 19,400 -7,499
1970 230,117 -19,594 19,074 -8,751
1969 219,114 -18,749 19,652 -8,449
1968 209,454 -16,968 20,849 -8,647
1967 199,223 -14,618 21,992 -9,008
1966 191,122 -13,434 23,228 -9,254
1965 182,560 -12,704 24,349 -9,301
1964 174,549 -12,044 25,065 -9,193
1963 166,555 -11,817 25,507 -9,067
1962 159,155 -11,641 25,763 -8,982
1961 151,485 -11,237 25,518 -8,200
1960 143,687 0 24,766 -5,671

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

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Over the last 10 years, 58% of the population change in Syria is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people). In Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people).

As of 2024, 896,042 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Syria, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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