Population in largest city rose 2.00% to 2.44 mil in Syria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Syria reached an all time high of 3.08 mil in 2010 and an all time low of 0.580 mil in 1960. When compared to Syria's main peers, population in largest city in Iraq amounted to 7.32 mil, 2.18 mil in Jordan, 2.43 mil in Lebanon and 15.4 mil in Turkey in 2021.
Syria has been ranked 72nd within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 12 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Bulgaria | mil | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Greece | mil | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | mil | 8.56 | 8.67 | 8.78 | 8.90 | 9.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | mil | 6.35 | 6.50 | 6.65 | 6.81 | 6.97 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel | mil | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||
Jordan | mil | 1.78 | 1.87 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | mil | 2.57 | 2.70 | 2.84 | 2.99 | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||
Lebanon | mil | 2.23 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | mil | 6.22 | 6.44 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.07 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria | mil | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | mil | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.0 |