Refugees
14,029refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
5.0 mfrom it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Syria
Syria has 26 m people (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 51% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 26 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- Population26million57th of 216World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person1.3t149th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Syria imports all of its potash supply and 51% of the oil it uses; it exports soybeans.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 51% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 0% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Azerbaijan → Syria as reported by the exporter | Azerbaijan |
| Wheat | Low net trade | Imports 0.3% of the wheat it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Maize | Imports some | Imports 25% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Rice | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports 87% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | No partner data from the source |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Russia, 78% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Russia, Türkiye |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Not reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025 | – |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 51% of the oil it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 0% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: Azerbaijan
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Azerbaijan → Syria as reported by the exporter
- WheatLow net trade
Imports 0.3% of the wheat it uses Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports some
Imports 25% of the maize it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Rice
Not reported by this source
- SoybeansExporter
Exports 87% of what it produces
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Russia, 78% of imports
Main partners: Russia, Türkiye
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Not reported by this source
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRIyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
GDP, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2022Updated 13 Nov 2026
Unemployment13.6%2025 · 19th of 181 · World Bank
Trade35% of GDP2022 · 173rd of 183 · World Bank
People
Syria had 26 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Syria’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman2.712023 · 70th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age22.22023 · 180th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over4.8%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Syria emitted 31.8 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Syria’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions32Mt2024 · 74th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person1.3t2024 · 149th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17502,056Mt2024 · 67th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress4.02023 · 25th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Syria.
Sanctions
651entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 287, EU 129 and UK 235
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$2.52billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
22publicly known incidents affecting Syria, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
37 measures on this site have a recent figure for Syria.
| Unemployment | 13.6% | 2025 | 19th of 181 | World Bank |
| Trade | 35% | 2022 | 173rd of 183 | World Bank |
| Population | 26 m | 2025 | 57th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 24 m | 2023 | 58th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 2.71 | 2023 | 70th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 22.2 | 2023 | 180th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 72.1 | 2023 | 151st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 5.0 m | 2025 | 3rd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 14,029 | 2025 | 104th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.5 | 2025 | 127th of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 5.5 m | 2025 | 4th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 75 kb/d | 2025 | 47th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 124 kb/d | 2024 | 72nd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 51st of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 3.7 bcm | 2024 | 69th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 25 TWh | 2024 | 76th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 3.5% | 2024 | 172nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0.4% | 2024 | 162nd of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 2.4 Mt | 2024 | 38th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 128th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 85th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 83rd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 70th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 76th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 125th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 125th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 97th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 32 Mt | 2024 | 74th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 1.3 t | 2024 | 149th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 2,056 Mt | 2024 | 67th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 4.0 | 2023 | 25th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 72% | 2023 | 21st of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Deaths in organised violence | 3,449 | 2025 | 11th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 2 TIV m | 2025 | 101st of 108 | SIPRI |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 651 | 2026 | 7th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $17 m | 2021 | 78th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsUnemployment, Trade, Population
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice imports, Soybean production, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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