Population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population rose 0.637% to 67.7% in Syria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Syria reached an all time high of 67.7% in 2024 and an all time low of 47.9% in 1979. When compared to Syria's main peers, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Iraq amounted to 62.6%, 66.3% in Jordan, 72.3% in Lebanon and 70.6% in Turkey in 2024.
Syria has been ranked 74th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population, 64 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 15-64 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bulgaria | % | 59.7% | 59.2% | 58.7% | 58.3% | 57.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 64.6% | 64.1% | 63.4% | 62.8% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 56.0% | 55.4% | 55.1% | 54.7% | 54.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 68.3% | 67.7% | 66.8% | 65.9% | 65.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 66.7% | 66.8% | 66.9% | 67.0% | 67.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 62.3% | 62.2% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.1% | 67.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 75.5% | 75.1% | 74.5% | 74.0% | 73.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 66.1% | 65.6% | 64.8% | 63.9% | 63.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 71.9% | 71.2% | 70.5% | 69.8% | 69.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 70.2% | 70.1% | 69.9% | 69.7% | 69.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 66.3% | 65.9% | 65.4% | 65.0% | 64.6% |
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