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

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The latest officially reported population of Syria was 25,620,427 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Syria's population is 26,956,472 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 3.46 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Syria is ranked the 56th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.32% for Syria vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Syria has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Syria has increased from 19.6M people to 27M (37.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Syria vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Syria
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Syria Turkmenistan
2100 44,500,028 10,041,228
2099 44,570,009 10,070,007
2098 44,629,837 10,097,571
2097 44,692,566 10,123,813
2096 44,747,012 10,148,560
2095 44,774,686 10,172,371
2094 44,824,294 10,194,567
2093 44,853,295 10,215,533
2092 44,882,700 10,235,132
2091 44,895,349 10,253,189
2090 44,926,869 10,270,414
2089 44,925,891 10,285,963
2088 44,920,667 10,300,439
2087 44,928,298 10,313,629
2086 44,947,658 10,325,212
2085 44,913,669 10,335,299
2084 44,878,845 10,343,821
2083 44,850,592 10,350,710
2082 44,790,014 10,356,526
2081 44,723,244 10,360,689
2080 44,624,321 10,363,394
2079 44,567,127 10,364,229
2078 44,529,618 10,363,113
2077 44,484,155 10,360,467
2076 44,400,339 10,356,079
2075 44,306,882 10,349,863
2074 44,209,517 10,342,496
2073 44,102,028 10,333,532
2072 43,965,642 10,322,776
2071 43,821,617 10,310,748
2070 43,678,154 10,297,702
2069 43,530,683 10,283,723
2068 43,348,487 10,268,779
2067 43,154,741 10,252,681
2066 42,944,885 10,235,535
2065 42,695,249 10,217,603
2064 42,445,036 10,198,228
2063 42,198,056 10,177,447
2062 41,949,014 10,155,121
2061 41,695,586 10,131,160
2060 41,410,547 10,105,616
2059 41,097,942 10,077,893
2058 40,815,606 10,047,185
2057 40,534,091 10,013,846
2056 40,224,053 9,977,699
2055 39,918,930 9,938,273
2054 39,584,624 9,895,840
2053 39,242,144 9,849,324
2052 38,940,206 9,799,331
2051 38,629,604 9,745,673
2050 38,307,069 9,688,197
2049 37,986,965 9,627,119
2048 37,682,780 9,562,502
2047 37,391,752 9,494,734
2046 37,081,479 9,423,990
2045 36,744,441 9,350,870
2044 36,428,225 9,275,707
2043 36,090,851 9,199,229
2042 35,729,021 9,121,705
2041 35,352,033 9,043,208
2040 34,947,817 8,964,374
2039 34,533,772 8,885,167
2038 34,091,760 8,805,836
2037 33,612,993 8,726,399
2036 33,134,445 8,646,796
2035 32,608,669 8,567,354
2034 32,062,309 8,487,651
2033 31,477,500 8,407,327
2032 30,883,996 8,326,172
2031 30,248,264 8,243,436
2030 29,592,787 8,158,380
2029 28,871,638 8,065,431
2028 28,141,821 7,964,546
2027 27,355,002 7,856,302
2026 26,535,554 7,740,924
2025 25,620,427 7,618,847
2024 24,672,760 7,494,498
2023 23,594,623 7,364,438
2022 22,462,173 7,230,193
2021 21,628,839 7,092,043
2020 21,049,429 6,949,912
2019 20,353,534 6,803,944
2018 19,577,845 6,655,524
2017 19,224,668 6,507,061
2016 19,193,834 6,360,041
2015 19,424,618 6,215,770
2014 20,273,659 6,075,283
2013 21,666,917 5,939,341
2012 22,759,763 5,808,546
2011 22,878,098 5,683,417
2010 22,482,421 5,564,356
2009 21,976,969 5,451,592
2008 21,636,564 5,345,029
2007 20,884,125 5,244,046
2006 19,637,022 5,147,105
2005 18,814,091 5,052,257
2004 18,336,875 4,958,093
2003 17,889,296 4,863,865
2002 17,468,332 4,769,465
2001 17,051,338 4,675,409
2000 16,637,888 4,582,677
1999 16,228,061 4,492,170
1998 15,820,413 4,410,507
1997 15,417,542 4,336,730
1996 15,018,104 4,263,819
1995 14,616,801 4,191,203
1994 14,208,583 4,116,662
1993 13,795,686 4,032,407
1992 13,385,571 3,944,689
1991 12,980,821 3,855,894
1990 12,579,208 3,760,562
1989 12,179,060 3,662,459
1988 11,782,264 3,559,363
1987 11,388,923 3,452,731
1986 11,002,844 3,347,809
1985 10,625,672 3,247,534
1984 10,258,398 3,154,079
1983 9,904,809 3,067,534
1982 9,572,511 2,985,557
1981 9,260,189 2,907,187
1980 8,957,663 2,832,203
1979 8,661,909 2,760,358
1978 8,372,759 2,691,088
1977 8,090,501 2,623,948
1976 7,817,320 2,558,521
1975 7,554,364 2,494,570
1974 7,302,160 2,432,028
1973 7,060,321 2,370,919
1972 6,826,024 2,311,430
1971 6,598,094 2,253,119
1970 6,380,609 2,195,616
1969 6,175,166 2,139,024
1968 5,978,742 2,083,069
1967 5,790,198 2,027,403
1966 5,609,047 1,971,737
1965 5,435,267 1,915,916
1964 5,269,087 1,859,997
1963 5,110,467 1,804,272
1962 4,959,340 1,749,214
1961 4,815,466 1,695,400
1960 4,673,500 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Syria decreased by 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Syria gained 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Syria was ranked 58th most populous country in 2006 and is 56th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 44.9M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Syria
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Syria Turkmenistan
2100 -0.16% -0.29%
2099 -0.13% -0.27%
2098 -0.14% -0.26%
2097 -0.12% -0.24%
2096 -0.06% -0.23%
2095 -0.11% -0.22%
2094 -0.06% -0.21%
2093 -0.07% -0.19%
2092 -0.03% -0.18%
2091 -0.07% -0.17%
2090 0.002% -0.15%
2089 0.01% -0.14%
2088 -0.02% -0.13%
2087 -0.04% -0.11%
2086 0.08% -0.1%
2085 0.08% -0.08%
2084 0.06% -0.07%
2083 0.14% -0.06%
2082 0.15% -0.04%
2081 0.22% -0.03%
2080 0.13% -0.008%
2079 0.08% 0.01%
2078 0.1% 0.03%
2077 0.19% 0.04%
2076 0.21% 0.06%
2075 0.22% 0.07%
2074 0.24% 0.09%
2073 0.31% 0.1%
2072 0.33% 0.12%
2071 0.33% 0.13%
2070 0.34% 0.14%
2069 0.42% 0.15%
2068 0.45% 0.16%
2067 0.49% 0.17%
2066 0.58% 0.18%
2065 0.59% 0.19%
2064 0.59% 0.2%
2063 0.59% 0.22%
2062 0.61% 0.24%
2061 0.69% 0.25%
2060 0.76% 0.28%
2059 0.69% 0.31%
2058 0.69% 0.33%
2057 0.77% 0.36%
2056 0.76% 0.4%
2055 0.84% 0.43%
2054 0.87% 0.47%
2053 0.78% 0.51%
2052 0.8% 0.55%
2051 0.84% 0.59%
2050 0.84% 0.63%
2049 0.81% 0.68%
2048 0.78% 0.71%
2047 0.84% 0.75%
2046 0.92% 0.78%
2045 0.87% 0.81%
2044 0.93% 0.83%
2043 1.01% 0.85%
2042 1.07% 0.87%
2041 1.16% 0.88%
2040 1.2% 0.89%
2039 1.3% 0.9%
2038 1.42% 0.91%
2037 1.44% 0.92%
2036 1.61% 0.93%
2035 1.7% 0.94%
2034 1.86% 0.96%
2033 1.92% 0.97%
2032 2.1% 1%
2031 2.21% 1.04%
2030 2.5% 1.15%
2029 2.59% 1.27%
2028 2.88% 1.38%
2027 3.09% 1.49%
2026 3.57% 1.6%
2025 3.84% 1.66%
2024 4.57% 1.77%
2023 5.04% 1.86%
2022 3.85% 1.95%
2021 2.75% 2.05%
2020 3.42% 2.15%
2019 3.96% 2.23%
2018 1.84% 2.28%
2017 0.16% 2.31%
2016 -1.19% 2.32%
2015 -4.19% 2.31%
2014 -6.43% 2.29%
2013 -4.8% 2.25%
2012 -0.52% 2.2%
2011 1.76% 2.14%
2010 2.3% 2.07%
2009 1.57% 1.99%
2008 3.6% 1.93%
2007 6.35% 1.88%
2006 4.37% 1.88%
2005 2.6% 1.9%
2004 2.5% 1.94%
2003 2.41% 1.98%
2002 2.45% 2.01%
2001 2.48% 2.02%
2000 2.53% 2.01%
1999 2.58% 1.85%
1998 2.61% 1.7%
1997 2.66% 1.71%
1996 2.75% 1.73%
1995 2.87% 1.81%
1994 2.99% 2.09%
1993 3.06% 2.22%
1992 3.12% 2.3%
1991 3.19% 2.54%
1990 3.29% 2.68%
1989 3.37% 2.9%
1988 3.45% 3.09%
1987 3.51% 3.13%
1986 3.55% 3.09%
1985 3.58% 2.96%
1984 3.57% 2.82%
1983 3.47% 2.75%
1982 3.37% 2.7%
1981 3.38% 2.65%
1980 3.41% 2.6%
1979 3.45% 2.57%
1978 3.49% 2.56%
1977 3.49% 2.56%
1976 3.48% 2.56%
1975 3.45% 2.57%
1974 3.43% 2.58%
1973 3.43% 2.57%
1972 3.45% 2.59%
1971 3.41% 2.62%
1970 3.33% 2.65%
1969 3.29% 2.69%
1968 3.26% 2.75%
1967 3.23% 2.82%
1966 3.2% 2.91%
1965 3.15% 3.01%
1964 3.1% 3.09%
1963 3.05% 3.15%
1962 2.99% 3.17%
1961 3.04% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Syria Turkmenistan
Current population
26956472
7800189
Population rank 56/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.09%
One net population change
33.4 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
55.2 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
4.32 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,596 +341
Annual growth/decline +947,667 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +3.84% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.25 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +421,693 +13,268
Net migration rank 3/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 896,042 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 64/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 110/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Syria
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Syria Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 421,693 - 13,268
2024 449,784 546,494 112,942 14,646
2023 402,713 757,309 117,529 15,005
2022 369,750 735,142 121,814 14,141
2021 350,560 211,220 122,721 17,617
2020 327,992 269,050 124,014 19,913
2019 293,762 500,985 128,275 19,735
2018 242,530 514,102 129,537 19,293
2017 237,214 -287,501 131,417 16,678
2016 236,007 -124,063 132,581 13,365
2015 253,977 -827,496 132,663 9,936
2014 333,116 -1,457,679 129,677 8,696
2013 419,341 -2,081,303 126,217 7,287
2012 475,520 -999,267 120,957 7,125
2011 543,950 -256,888 115,197 6,992
2010 558,666 -54,359 109,318 6,621
2009 559,314 -52,703 102,931 6,656
2008 576,593 -402,393 96,815 6,734
2007 529,162 801,514 92,038 6,388
2006 480,616 682,911 87,840 7,613
2005 468,960 13,382 83,968 10,263
2004 461,209 10,881 79,850 14,242
2003 457,000 -33,920 76,737 17,625
2002 453,967 -35,096 75,639 18,803
2001 451,503 -36,383 76,682 16,982
2000 446,211 -34,425 76,875 14,925
1999 439,261 -31,394 76,362 12,859
1998 433,447 -26,025 77,342 -3,239
1997 429,887 -31,571 79,045 -5,600
1996 430,765 -30,197 80,996 -8,627
1995 430,172 -28,122 86,289 -13,423
1994 426,996 -12,630 89,319 -13,094
1993 420,244 -8,828 92,596 -312
1992 412,878 -4,063 96,668 -13,517
1991 410,830 -10,154 99,297 -4,864
1990 409,177 -6,620 101,099 -4,864
1989 406,111 -8,379 103,553 -3,576
1988 404,285 -8,426 104,802 1,408
1987 399,159 -8,335 103,885 3,161
1986 390,821 -9,485 100,930 1,878
1985 379,231 -6,221 95,890 1,861
1984 366,768 -5,245 90,591 -1,427
1983 355,375 -9,729 85,183 -1,264
1982 319,664 -721 80,989 -961
1981 330,237 -24,536 77,829 -1,102
1980 332,464 -33,114 74,394 -1,152
1979 324,943 -32,793 71,135 -677
1978 316,724 -30,567 68,437 -350
1977 306,630 -28,275 66,318 -132
1976 294,267 -26,268 64,513 160
1975 282,299 -24,389 62,681 550
1974 270,735 -24,242 60,925 924
1973 254,687 -17,502 59,169 1,194
1972 249,027 -17,610 57,326 1,293
1971 239,610 -15,167 56,666 1,348
1970 230,117 -19,594 55,617 1,376
1969 219,114 -18,749 54,791 1,397
1968 209,454 -16,968 54,324 1,401
1967 199,223 -14,618 54,209 1,397
1966 191,122 -13,434 54,353 1,377
1965 182,560 -12,704 54,558 1,366
1964 174,549 -12,044 54,574 1,340
1963 166,555 -11,817 54,203 1,332
1962 159,155 -11,641 53,248 1,337
1961 151,485 -11,237 51,659 1,372
1960 143,687 0 49,436 1,421

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

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

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 896,042 residents or 3.6% of the population were not native-born in Syria, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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