Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.49% to 42.0% in Syria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Syria reached an all time high of 63.2% in 1960 and an all time low of 42.0% in 2024. When compared to Syria's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Iraq amounted to 28.1%, 7.79% in Jordan, 10.4% in Lebanon and 22.1% in Turkey in 2024.
Syria has been ranked 71st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bulgaria | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.1% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 20.9% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 25.1% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.1% | 28.9% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 7.58% | 7.50% | 7.41% | 7.33% | 7.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.02% | 8.80% | 8.58% | 8.37% | 8.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.2% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 45.8% | 45.2% | 44.5% | 43.9% | 43.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 24.9% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 23.4% | 23.0% |
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