Total dependency ratio fell 1.93% to 47.7% in Syria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Syria reached an all time high of 109% in 1979 and an all time low of 47.7% in 2024. When compared to Syria's main peers, total dependency ratio in Iraq amounted to 59.8%, 50.9% in Jordan, 38.4% in Lebanon and 41.7% in Turkey in 2024.
Syria has been ranked 101st within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 60 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bulgaria | % | 67.4% | 68.9% | 70.3% | 71.7% | 73.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 54.8% | 56.0% | 57.6% | 59.3% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 78.6% | 80.5% | 81.6% | 82.7% | 83.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 46.4% | 47.7% | 49.7% | 51.8% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 50.0% | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 60.4% | 60.8% | 60.9% | 61.1% | 61.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 45.5% | 45.9% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 32.5% | 33.1% | 34.2% | 35.2% | 36.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 51.3% | 52.4% | 54.4% | 56.4% | 58.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 39.0% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 43.4% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 42.5% | 42.6% | 43.0% | 43.4% | 43.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 50.9% | 51.9% | 52.8% | 53.8% | 54.8% |
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