Syrian Arab Republic
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#70out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

10.0 M8.2 M6.4 M4.6 M2.8 M196019932025Syrian Arab Republic · 2025: 7.15MSyrian Arab Republic

Analytical takeaways

  • Syrian Arab Republic records 7.15M for Rural population in 2025, ranking #70 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 2.80M in 1960 to 7.15M in 2025, a gain of 4.35M.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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