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

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The latest officially reported population of Syria was 25,620,427 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Syria's population is 26,956,472 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.17 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Syria is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.32% for Syria vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Syria has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Syria has increased from 19.6M people to 27M (37.3% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Syria vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Syria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Syria Tunisia
2100 44,500,028 10,720,705
2099 44,570,009 10,796,270
2098 44,629,837 10,870,365
2097 44,692,566 10,942,334
2096 44,747,012 11,015,071
2095 44,774,686 11,086,568
2094 44,824,294 11,157,542
2093 44,853,295 11,226,508
2092 44,882,700 11,294,195
2091 44,895,349 11,360,662
2090 44,926,869 11,425,878
2089 44,925,891 11,490,110
2088 44,920,667 11,552,154
2087 44,928,298 11,614,090
2086 44,947,658 11,675,384
2085 44,913,669 11,734,490
2084 44,878,845 11,792,840
2083 44,850,592 11,851,260
2082 44,790,014 11,908,828
2081 44,723,244 11,964,392
2080 44,624,321 12,021,096
2079 44,567,127 12,078,476
2078 44,529,618 12,136,099
2077 44,484,155 12,191,648
2076 44,400,339 12,245,010
2075 44,306,882 12,299,514
2074 44,209,517 12,353,013
2073 44,102,028 12,407,814
2072 43,965,642 12,461,090
2071 43,821,617 12,515,463
2070 43,678,154 12,569,058
2069 43,530,683 12,622,516
2068 43,348,487 12,674,867
2067 43,154,741 12,726,080
2066 42,944,885 12,775,620
2065 42,695,249 12,824,867
2064 42,445,036 12,870,728
2063 42,198,056 12,915,152
2062 41,949,014 12,957,498
2061 41,695,586 12,996,917
2060 41,410,547 13,034,579
2059 41,097,942 13,066,669
2058 40,815,606 13,095,856
2057 40,534,091 13,122,073
2056 40,224,053 13,144,442
2055 39,918,930 13,161,720
2054 39,584,624 13,174,836
2053 39,242,144 13,181,943
2052 38,940,206 13,185,429
2051 38,629,604 13,184,813
2050 38,307,069 13,179,371
2049 37,986,965 13,170,781
2048 37,682,780 13,158,351
2047 37,391,752 13,141,815
2046 37,081,479 13,123,298
2045 36,744,441 13,102,394
2044 36,428,225 13,079,200
2043 36,090,851 13,054,663
2042 35,729,021 13,028,925
2041 35,352,033 13,003,433
2040 34,947,817 12,977,122
2039 34,533,772 12,950,166
2038 34,091,760 12,922,736
2037 33,612,993 12,893,752
2036 33,134,445 12,863,431
2035 32,608,669 12,833,137
2034 32,062,309 12,800,738
2033 31,477,500 12,763,981
2032 30,883,996 12,725,768
2031 30,248,264 12,685,304
2030 29,592,787 12,641,975
2029 28,871,638 12,594,181
2028 28,141,821 12,540,258
2027 27,355,002 12,482,078
2026 26,535,554 12,417,997
2025 25,620,427 12,348,573
2024 24,672,760 12,277,109
2023 23,594,623 12,200,431
2022 22,462,173 12,119,334
2021 21,628,839 12,048,622
2020 21,049,429 11,974,057
2019 20,353,534 11,875,081
2018 19,577,845 11,765,514
2017 19,224,668 11,650,498
2016 19,193,834 11,528,674
2015 19,424,618 11,402,264
2014 20,273,659 11,274,288
2013 21,666,917 11,141,361
2012 22,759,763 11,009,647
2011 22,878,098 10,886,035
2010 22,482,421 10,765,980
2009 21,976,969 10,650,681
2008 21,636,564 10,542,635
2007 20,884,125 10,441,702
2006 19,637,022 10,346,410
2005 18,814,091 10,255,472
2004 18,336,875 10,166,163
2003 17,889,296 10,071,632
2002 17,468,332 9,971,515
2001 17,051,338 9,869,677
2000 16,637,888 9,764,935
1999 16,228,061 9,655,963
1998 15,820,413 9,541,667
1997 15,417,542 9,421,270
1996 15,018,104 9,294,432
1995 14,616,801 9,161,258
1994 14,208,583 9,018,448
1993 13,795,686 8,857,910
1992 13,385,571 8,682,512
1991 12,980,821 8,501,827
1990 12,579,208 8,324,509
1989 12,179,060 8,151,660
1988 11,782,264 7,974,440
1987 11,388,923 7,789,987
1986 11,002,844 7,600,301
1985 10,625,672 7,409,903
1984 10,258,398 7,220,044
1983 9,904,809 7,053,800
1982 9,572,511 6,908,642
1981 9,260,189 6,758,284
1980 8,957,663 6,606,195
1979 8,661,909 6,456,419
1978 8,372,759 6,309,390
1977 8,090,501 6,155,931
1976 7,817,320 5,996,994
1975 7,554,364 5,839,262
1974 7,302,160 5,684,674
1973 7,060,321 5,537,242
1972 6,826,024 5,396,557
1971 6,598,094 5,261,658
1970 6,380,609 5,131,396
1969 6,175,166 5,004,697
1968 5,978,742 4,879,899
1967 5,790,198 4,760,970
1966 5,609,047 4,652,287
1965 5,435,267 4,561,385
1964 5,269,087 4,489,869
1963 5,110,467 4,427,131
1962 4,959,340 4,369,136
1961 4,815,466 4,316,278
1960 4,673,500 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Syria decreased by 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Syria gained 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Syria was ranked 58th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Syria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Syria Tunisia
2100 -0.16% -0.7%
2099 -0.13% -0.68%
2098 -0.14% -0.66%
2097 -0.12% -0.66%
2096 -0.06% -0.64%
2095 -0.11% -0.64%
2094 -0.06% -0.61%
2093 -0.07% -0.6%
2092 -0.03% -0.59%
2091 -0.07% -0.57%
2090 0.002% -0.56%
2089 0.01% -0.54%
2088 -0.02% -0.53%
2087 -0.04% -0.52%
2086 0.08% -0.5%
2085 0.08% -0.49%
2084 0.06% -0.49%
2083 0.14% -0.48%
2082 0.15% -0.46%
2081 0.22% -0.47%
2080 0.13% -0.48%
2079 0.08% -0.47%
2078 0.1% -0.46%
2077 0.19% -0.44%
2076 0.21% -0.44%
2075 0.22% -0.43%
2074 0.24% -0.44%
2073 0.31% -0.43%
2072 0.33% -0.43%
2071 0.33% -0.43%
2070 0.34% -0.42%
2069 0.42% -0.41%
2068 0.45% -0.4%
2067 0.49% -0.39%
2066 0.58% -0.38%
2065 0.59% -0.36%
2064 0.59% -0.34%
2063 0.59% -0.33%
2062 0.61% -0.3%
2061 0.69% -0.29%
2060 0.76% -0.25%
2059 0.69% -0.22%
2058 0.69% -0.2%
2057 0.77% -0.17%
2056 0.76% -0.13%
2055 0.84% -0.1%
2054 0.87% -0.05%
2053 0.78% -0.03%
2052 0.8% 0.005%
2051 0.84% 0.04%
2050 0.84% 0.07%
2049 0.81% 0.09%
2048 0.78% 0.13%
2047 0.84% 0.14%
2046 0.92% 0.16%
2045 0.87% 0.18%
2044 0.93% 0.19%
2043 1.01% 0.2%
2042 1.07% 0.2%
2041 1.16% 0.2%
2040 1.2% 0.21%
2039 1.3% 0.21%
2038 1.42% 0.22%
2037 1.44% 0.24%
2036 1.61% 0.24%
2035 1.7% 0.25%
2034 1.86% 0.29%
2033 1.92% 0.3%
2032 2.1% 0.32%
2031 2.21% 0.34%
2030 2.5% 0.38%
2029 2.59% 0.43%
2028 2.88% 0.47%
2027 3.09% 0.52%
2026 3.57% 0.56%
2025 3.84% 0.58%
2024 4.57% 0.63%
2023 5.04% 0.67%
2022 3.85% 0.59%
2021 2.75% 0.62%
2020 3.42% 0.83%
2019 3.96% 0.93%
2018 1.84% 0.99%
2017 0.16% 1.06%
2016 -1.19% 1.11%
2015 -4.19% 1.14%
2014 -6.43% 1.19%
2013 -4.8% 1.2%
2012 -0.52% 1.14%
2011 1.76% 1.12%
2010 2.3% 1.08%
2009 1.57% 1.02%
2008 3.6% 0.97%
2007 6.35% 0.92%
2006 4.37% 0.89%
2005 2.6% 0.88%
2004 2.5% 0.94%
2003 2.41% 1%
2002 2.45% 1.03%
2001 2.48% 1.07%
2000 2.53% 1.13%
1999 2.58% 1.2%
1998 2.61% 1.28%
1997 2.66% 1.36%
1996 2.75% 1.45%
1995 2.87% 1.58%
1994 2.99% 1.81%
1993 3.06% 2.02%
1992 3.12% 2.13%
1991 3.19% 2.13%
1990 3.29% 2.12%
1989 3.37% 2.22%
1988 3.45% 2.37%
1987 3.51% 2.5%
1986 3.55% 2.57%
1985 3.58% 2.63%
1984 3.57% 2.36%
1983 3.47% 2.1%
1982 3.37% 2.22%
1981 3.38% 2.3%
1980 3.41% 2.32%
1979 3.45% 2.33%
1978 3.49% 2.49%
1977 3.49% 2.65%
1976 3.48% 2.7%
1975 3.45% 2.72%
1974 3.43% 2.66%
1973 3.43% 2.61%
1972 3.45% 2.56%
1971 3.41% 2.54%
1970 3.33% 2.53%
1969 3.29% 2.56%
1968 3.26% 2.5%
1967 3.23% 2.34%
1966 3.2% 1.99%
1965 3.15% 1.59%
1964 3.1% 1.42%
1963 3.05% 1.33%
1962 2.99% 1.22%
1961 3.04% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Syria Tunisia
Current population
26956472
12450912
Population rank 56/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.15%
One net population change
33.4 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
55.2 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
4.32 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,596 +196
Annual growth/decline +947,667 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +3.84% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 125/197
One migration net change every
1.25 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +421,693 -14,523
Net migration rank 3/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 896,042 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 64/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 110/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Syria
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Syria Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 421,693 - -14,523
2024 449,784 546,494 88,910 -15,221
2023 402,713 757,309 93,663 -14,001
2022 369,750 735,142 96,531 -14,001
2021 350,560 211,220 68,087 -9,190
2020 327,992 269,050 109,431 -19,188
2019 293,762 500,985 127,312 -19,612
2018 242,530 514,102 132,445 -21,012
2017 237,214 -287,501 140,971 -22,365
2016 236,007 -124,063 148,870 -23,827
2015 253,977 -827,496 153,007 -25,229
2014 333,116 -1,457,679 154,762 -26,586
2013 419,341 -2,081,303 154,687 -17,020
2012 475,520 -999,267 151,812 -26,059
2011 543,950 -256,888 143,401 -21,935
2010 558,666 -54,359 132,809 -14,168
2009 559,314 -52,703 125,465 -13,512
2008 576,593 -402,393 121,873 -17,742
2007 529,162 801,514 118,920 -21,190
2006 480,616 682,911 116,945 -24,098
2005 468,960 13,382 115,374 -26,361
2004 461,209 10,881 113,322 -23,735
2003 457,000 -33,920 111,926 -12,459
2002 453,967 -35,096 109,099 -8,334
2001 451,503 -36,383 110,146 -7,235
2000 446,211 -34,425 112,501 -5,937
1999 439,261 -31,394 114,829 -3,452
1998 433,447 -26,025 121,332 -4,111
1997 429,887 -31,571 128,327 -4,756
1996 430,765 -30,197 135,615 -5,506
1995 430,172 -28,122 144,345 -8,095
1994 426,996 -12,630 153,647 -4,271
1993 420,244 -8,828 160,922 10,771
1992 412,878 -4,063 163,978 15,124
1991 410,830 -10,154 166,245 16,021
1990 409,177 -6,620 168,180 4,183
1989 406,111 -8,379 169,221 4,100
1988 404,285 -8,426 177,176 3,934
1987 399,159 -8,335 184,101 3,711
1986 390,821 -9,485 188,107 3,464
1985 379,231 -6,221 186,344 2,887
1984 366,768 -5,245 182,386 8,109
1983 355,375 -9,729 179,878 -37,895
1982 319,664 -721 177,898 -29,559
1981 330,237 -24,536 176,628 -24,242
1980 332,464 -33,114 171,094 -19,321
1979 324,943 -32,793 171,463 -23,688
1978 316,724 -30,567 173,255 -26,968
1977 306,630 -28,275 174,539 -13,910
1976 294,267 -26,268 172,744 -15,499
1975 282,299 -24,389 166,991 -8,765
1974 270,735 -24,242 160,200 -9,254
1973 254,687 -17,502 153,525 -9,606
1972 249,027 -17,610 147,239 -9,790
1971 239,610 -15,167 142,296 -9,949
1970 230,117 -19,594 138,235 -10,054
1969 219,114 -18,749 135,257 -10,049
1968 209,454 -16,968 134,246 -9,848
1967 199,223 -14,618 132,626 -19,155
1966 191,122 -13,434 131,274 -27,393
1965 182,560 -12,704 127,673 -49,751
1964 174,549 -12,044 124,711 -59,602
1963 166,555 -11,817 120,865 -60,505
1962 159,155 -11,641 116,887 -61,260
1961 151,485 -11,237 111,459 -61,369
1960 143,687 0 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 896,042 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Syria, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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