Damascus, Syria Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Damascus, Syria metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Damascus in 2020 is 2,392,000, a 1.61% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Damascus in 2019 was 2,354,000, a 1.47% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Damascus in 2018 was 2,320,000, a 1.44% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Damascus in 2017 was 2,287,000, a 1.42% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Syria | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Damascus | 2,392,000 |
| Aleppo | 1,917,000 |
| Homs | 1,336,000 |
| Hamah | 922,000 |
| Lattakia | 656,000 |
| Al-Raqqa | 522,000 |
| Tartus | 424,000 |
| Al-Hasakah | 391,000 |
| Deir ez-Zor | 323,000 |
| Damascus - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 2,392,000 | 1.61% |
| 2019 | 2,354,000 | 1.47% |
| 2018 | 2,320,000 | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 2,287,000 | 1.42% |
| 2016 | 2,255,000 | 1.44% |
| 2015 | 2,223,000 | 1.46% |
| 2014 | 2,191,000 | -2.27% |
| 2013 | 2,242,000 | -2.22% |
| 2012 | 2,293,000 | -2.26% |
| 2011 | 2,346,000 | -2.29% |
| 2010 | 2,401,000 | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 2,359,000 | 1.72% |
| 2008 | 2,319,000 | 1.80% |
| 2007 | 2,278,000 | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 2,239,000 | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 2,200,000 | 1.71% |
| 2004 | 2,163,000 | 1.79% |
| 2003 | 2,125,000 | 1.77% |
| 2002 | 2,088,000 | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 2,052,000 | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 2,017,000 | 1.77% |
| 1999 | 1,982,000 | 1.75% |
| 1998 | 1,948,000 | 1.78% |
| 1997 | 1,914,000 | 1.75% |
| 1996 | 1,881,000 | 1.79% |
| 1995 | 1,848,000 | 1.76% |
| 1994 | 1,816,000 | 1.79% |
| 1993 | 1,784,000 | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 1,753,000 | 1.86% |
| 1991 | 1,721,000 | 1.77% |
| 1990 | 1,691,000 | 1.81% |
| 1989 | 1,661,000 | 1.78% |
| 1988 | 1,632,000 | 1.81% |
| 1987 | 1,603,000 | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 1,574,000 | 1.81% |
| 1985 | 1,546,000 | 1.78% |
| 1984 | 1,519,000 | 1.81% |
| 1983 | 1,492,000 | 1.84% |
| 1982 | 1,465,000 | 2.23% |
| 1981 | 1,433,000 | 4.14% |
| 1980 | 1,376,000 | 4.16% |
| 1979 | 1,321,000 | 4.18% |
| 1978 | 1,268,000 | 4.19% |
| 1977 | 1,217,000 | 4.11% |
| 1976 | 1,169,000 | 4.19% |
| 1975 | 1,122,000 | 4.18% |
| 1974 | 1,077,000 | 4.16% |
| 1973 | 1,034,000 | 4.13% |
| 1972 | 993,000 | 4.20% |
| 1971 | 953,000 | 4.27% |
| 1970 | 914,000 | 4.70% |
| 1969 | 873,000 | 4.68% |
| 1968 | 834,000 | 4.64% |
| 1967 | 797,000 | 4.73% |
| 1966 | 761,000 | 4.68% |
| 1965 | 727,000 | 4.60% |
| 1964 | 695,000 | 4.67% |
| 1963 | 664,000 | 4.73% |
| 1962 | 634,000 | 4.62% |
| 1961 | 606,000 | 4.48% |
| 1960 | 580,000 | 3.39% |
| 1959 | 561,000 | 3.31% |
| 1958 | 543,000 | 3.43% |
| 1957 | 525,000 | 3.55% |
| 1956 | 507,000 | 3.47% |
| 1955 | 490,000 | 3.38% |
| 1954 | 474,000 | 3.49% |
| 1953 | 458,000 | 3.39% |
| 1952 | 443,000 | 3.26% |
| 1951 | 429,000 | 3.62% |
| 1950 | 414,000 | 0.00% |
