Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.46% to 43.9% in Syria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Syria reached an all time high of 63.2% in 1960 and an all time low of 43.9% in 2021. When compared to Syria's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Iraq amounted to 28.9%, 8.37% in Jordan, 10.9% in Lebanon and 23.4% in Turkey in 2021.
Syria has been ranked 68th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | % | 26.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 22.0% | 21.6% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 7.82% | 7.74% | 7.66% | 7.58% | 7.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.74% | 9.49% | 9.25% | 9.02% | 8.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.66% | 1.64% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 47.8% | 47.2% | 46.5% | 45.8% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 26.4% | 25.9% | 25.4% | 24.9% | 24.4% |
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