Country profile · Asia · SYR
Syria: area, population and density
Syria has 183,630 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 25,620,427; calculated population density is 140 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Syria ranks 87th of 196 by land area, 57th by population and 70th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 183,630 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 25,620,427World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 140 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Syria in the country comparison set
Syria has 183,630 sq km of land area and a population value of 25,620,427 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 87th by land area, 57th by population, and 70th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Syria first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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