Syria vs Turkmenistan: Birth rate vs. death rate
Syria
22.11 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
21.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syria rank
64th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Syria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Syria currently reports 22.11 births per 1,000 people against 21.74 births per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.37 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.16 births per 1,000 people | 43.19 births per 1,000 people | 3.96 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 1960s | 46.85 births per 1,000 people | 43.84 births per 1,000 people | 3.01 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 37 births per 1,000 people | 8.54 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 1980s | 41.25 births per 1,000 people | 37.44 births per 1,000 people | 3.81 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 1990s | 34.18 births per 1,000 people | 29.08 births per 1,000 people | 5.09 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 29.67 births per 1,000 people | 23.52 births per 1,000 people | 6.15 births per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 23.43 births per 1,000 people | 26.47 births per 1,000 people | 3.04 births per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 21.29 births per 1,000 people | 22.96 births per 1,000 people | 1.67 births per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Syria or Turkmenistan?
- Syria, at 22.11 births per 1,000 people against 21.74 births per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Syria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.37 births per 1,000 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Turkmenistan rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Syria ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.