International statistics Basic indicators: Syrian Arab Republic

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022185,180
GDP, current prices bn US$201060.0
GDP per capita, current prices US$20102,807
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20103.4
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20104.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202243.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202212.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202244.9
Population 1,000202323,594.6
Population, female % of total202350.0
Population density inhab. per km22022121
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202330.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20234.7
Fertility rate, total births per woman20232.71
Life expectancy at birth - men years202369.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202374.4
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants201612
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202114
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202319
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202420
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202427
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20194,086
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20095.1
Labour force participation rate %202437.9
Labour force 1,00020246,617
Self-employed persons %202334.5
Unemployment rate %202413.0
Youth unemployment rate %202431.5
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2022710
Agricultural land % of land area202280.2
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202229.4
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.1
Forest area % of land area20222.8
Exports of goods and services % of GDP20226.8
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201915
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20140.83
Rail route length km20142,139
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022455
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20231.19
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20233
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.1
Researchers per million inhabitants2022140
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202311.9
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202372.4
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20236.9
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202331.2

As at 22 May 2025

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