Al-Raqqa, Syria Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Al-Raqqa, Syria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Al-Raqqa in 2025 is 610,000, a 4.27% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Al-Raqqa in 2024 was 585,000, a 3.72% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Al-Raqqa in 2023 was 564,000, a 3.3% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Al-Raqqa in 2022 was 546,000, a 2.63% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Syria |
| City Name |
Population |
| Damascus |
2,800,000 |
| Aleppo |
2,438,000 |
| Homs |
1,564,000 |
| Hamah |
1,079,000 |
| Lattakia |
768,000 |
| Al-Raqqa |
610,000 |
| Tartus |
496,000 |
| Al-Hasakah |
458,000 |
| Deir ez-Zor |
379,000 |
|
Al-Raqqa - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
610,000 |
4.27% |
| 2024 |
585,000 |
3.72% |
| 2023 |
564,000 |
3.30% |
| 2022 |
546,000 |
2.63% |
| 2021 |
532,000 |
1.92% |
| 2020 |
522,000 |
1.75% |
| 2019 |
513,000 |
1.38% |
| 2018 |
506,000 |
1.40% |
| 2017 |
499,000 |
1.42% |
| 2016 |
492,000 |
1.44% |
| 2015 |
485,000 |
1.46% |
| 2014 |
478,000 |
-2.25% |
| 2013 |
489,000 |
-2.20% |
| 2012 |
500,000 |
-2.34% |
| 2011 |
512,000 |
-2.10% |
| 2010 |
523,000 |
7.39% |
| 2009 |
487,000 |
7.51% |
| 2008 |
453,000 |
7.60% |
| 2007 |
421,000 |
7.67% |
| 2006 |
391,000 |
7.42% |
| 2005 |
364,000 |
7.69% |
| 2004 |
338,000 |
7.64% |
| 2003 |
314,000 |
7.53% |
| 2002 |
292,000 |
7.35% |
| 2001 |
272,000 |
7.51% |
| 2000 |
253,000 |
7.66% |
| 1999 |
235,000 |
7.80% |
| 1998 |
218,000 |
7.39% |
| 1997 |
203,000 |
7.41% |
| 1996 |
189,000 |
8.00% |
| 1995 |
175,000 |
6.71% |
| 1994 |
164,000 |
5.13% |
| 1993 |
156,000 |
5.41% |
| 1992 |
148,000 |
4.96% |
| 1991 |
141,000 |
5.22% |
| 1990 |
134,000 |
4.69% |
| 1989 |
128,000 |
4.92% |
| 1988 |
122,000 |
5.17% |
| 1987 |
116,000 |
5.45% |
| 1986 |
110,000 |
4.76% |
| 1985 |
105,000 |
5.00% |
| 1984 |
100,000 |
5.26% |
| 1983 |
95,000 |
4.40% |
| 1982 |
91,000 |
5.81% |
| 1981 |
86,000 |
8.86% |
| 1980 |
79,000 |
6.76% |
| 1979 |
74,000 |
8.82% |
| 1978 |
68,000 |
7.94% |
| 1977 |
63,000 |
8.62% |
| 1976 |
58,000 |
7.41% |
| 1975 |
54,000 |
8.00% |
| 1974 |
50,000 |
8.70% |
| 1973 |
46,000 |
6.98% |
| 1972 |
43,000 |
10.26% |
| 1971 |
39,000 |
8.33% |
| 1970 |
36,000 |
9.09% |
| 1969 |
33,000 |
10.00% |
| 1968 |
30,000 |
7.14% |
| 1967 |
28,000 |
12.00% |
| 1966 |
25,000 |
8.70% |
| 1965 |
23,000 |
9.52% |
| 1964 |
21,000 |
10.53% |
| 1963 |
19,000 |
11.76% |
| 1962 |
17,000 |
6.25% |
| 1961 |
16,000 |
14.29% |
| 1960 |
14,000 |
7.69% |
| 1959 |
13,000 |
8.33% |
| 1958 |
12,000 |
9.09% |
| 1957 |
11,000 |
10.00% |
| 1956 |
10,000 |
11.11% |
| 1955 |
9,000 |
12.50% |
| 1954 |
8,000 |
14.29% |
| 1953 |
7,000 |
0.00% |
| 1952 |
7,000 |
16.67% |
| 1951 |
6,000 |
0.00% |
| 1950 |
6,000 |
0.00% |
