Birth rate, crude in Syria
Syria: Birth rate, crude was 23.16 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.16 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
58th
of 217 countries
All-time high
47.38 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
18.93 per 1,000 people
in 2018
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Syria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Syria recorded 23.16 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Syria peaked at 47.38 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.93 per 1,000 people, in 2018.
That places Syria 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Syria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.38 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 47.31 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 47.18 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 46.98 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 46.87 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 46.73 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 46.67 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 46.53 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 46.47 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 46.4 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 46.46 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.21 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 45.94 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 45.73 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 45.61 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.48 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.37 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.3 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.91 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 44.36 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 43.74 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.97 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 42.18 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 41.87 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 41.54 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.31 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 40.95 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 40.3 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 39.39 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 38.26 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 37.29 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 36.3 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 35.41 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 35 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 34.59 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 33.99 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 33.25 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.45 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 31.95 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.55 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.2 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 30.74 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 30.13 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 29.58 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 29.12 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.83 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28.27 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 29.07 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 30.46 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 29.25 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 28.67 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.11 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.72 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.87 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.78 per 1,000 people | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 21.3 per 1,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 19.62 per 1,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 19.59 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.93 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 19.72 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 20.64 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 21.17 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 21.23 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.11 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 23.16 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.85 per 1,000 people | 46.4 per 1,000 people | 47.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.54 per 1,000 people | 44.36 per 1,000 people | 46.46 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.25 per 1,000 people | 38.26 per 1,000 people | 43.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.18 per 1,000 people | 31.55 per 1,000 people | 37.29 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.67 per 1,000 people | 28.27 per 1,000 people | 31.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.43 per 1,000 people | 18.93 per 1,000 people | 28.67 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.66 per 1,000 people | 20.64 per 1,000 people | 23.16 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Syria?
- Birth rate, crude in Syria was 23.16 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.38 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.93 per 1,000 people in 2018.
- How does Syria rank for birth rate, crude?
- Syria ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.