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CapitalDamascus
Density133 / km²
Western Asia · SYR
Syria.
Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus. Land borders with Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Türkiye.
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2024MaleAgeFemale
80+
0.5% / 0.8%
75–79
0.7% / 0.9%
70–74
1.2% / 1.5%
65–69
1.8% / 2.1%
60–64
2.5% / 2.8%
55–59
3.2% / 3.6%
50–54
4.0% / 4.3%
45–49
4.8% / 5.0%
40–44
5.4% / 5.6%
35–39
6.0% / 5.9%
30–34
6.7% / 6.5%
25–29
9.6% / 9.3%
20–24
11.8% / 11.5%
15–19
12.1% / 11.6%
10–14
11.3% / 10.8%
5–9
8.3% / 8.0%
0–4
10.2% / 9.7%
% of each sex · World Bank / UN
—economyUnavailable—GDP per personUnavailable#57population · of 19424.7 million#87area · of 195185,180 km²
Inside Syria.
Real output fell 0.2% in 2022. Life expectancy is 72.6 years (2024). Fertility stands at 2.7 children per woman (2024).
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