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Deaths in Syria

Deaths in Syria was 118,900 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 10.9% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count118,900 Estimated
Change on 2022+10.9%
Rank72nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high162,8132013
Series low59,3021978
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Deaths in Syria, 1950 to 2023

50K75K100K125K150K175K19501961197219831994200520231950: 96,112 count1951: 93,704 count1952: 92,192 count1953: 90,505 count1954: 88,807 count1955: 87,094 count1956: 85,179 count1957: 83,239 count1958: 81,213 count1959: 79,369 count1960: 77,756 count1961: 76,334 count1962: 74,811 count1963: 73,543 count1964: 72,421 count1965: 71,433 count1966: 70,627 count1967: 70,173 count1968: 68,380 count1969: 67,389 count1970: 66,303 count1971: 65,260 count1972: 64,524 count1973: 68,196 count1974: 62,345 count1975: 61,237 count1976: 60,417 count1977: 59,900 count1978: 59,302 count1979: 59,320 count1980: 59,314 count1981: 67,649 count1982: 84,103 count1983: 59,355 count1984: 59,393 count1985: 59,671 count1986: 59,798 count1987: 59,812 count1988: 59,774 count1989: 59,891 count1990: 59,918 count1991: 60,356 count1992: 61,154 count1993: 62,570 count1994: 64,402 count1995: 66,591 count1996: 68,640 count1997: 70,469 count1998: 72,046 count1999: 72,698 count2000: 72,961 count2001: 72,717 count2002: 72,406 count2003: 72,120 count2004: 72,697 count2005: 73,418 count2006: 74,590 count2007: 78,022 count2008: 82,545 count2009: 83,496 count2010: 85,980 count2011: 99,152 count2012: 155,417 count2013: 162,813 count2014: 149,075 count2015: 159,731 count2016: 140,555 count2017: 139,301 count2018: 128,118 count2019: 107,552 count2020: 106,459 count2021: 107,361 count2022: 107,220 count2023: 118,900 count50K100K150K200K19501975200020232023: 118,900 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023118,900 Estimated
2022107,220 Estimated
2021107,361 Estimated
2020106,459 Estimated
2019107,552 Estimated
2018128,118 Estimated
2017139,301 Estimated
2016140,555 Estimated
2015159,731 Estimated
2014149,075 Estimated
2013162,813 Estimated
2012155,417 Estimated
201199,152 Estimated
201085,980 Estimated
200983,496 Estimated
200882,545 Estimated
200778,022 Estimated
200674,590 Estimated
200573,418 Estimated
200472,697 Estimated
200372,120 Estimated
200272,406 Estimated
200172,717 Estimated
200072,961 Estimated
199972,698 Estimated
199872,046 Estimated
199770,469 Estimated
199668,640 Estimated
199566,591 Estimated
199464,402 Estimated
199362,570 Estimated
199261,154 Estimated
199160,356 Estimated
199059,918 Estimated
198959,891 Estimated
198859,774 Estimated
198759,812 Estimated
198659,798 Estimated
198559,671 Estimated
198459,393 Estimated
198359,355 Estimated
198284,103 Estimated
198167,649 Estimated
198059,314 Estimated
197959,320 Estimated
197859,302 Estimated
197759,900 Estimated
197660,417 Estimated
197561,237 Estimated
197462,345 Estimated
197368,196 Estimated
197264,524 Estimated
197165,260 Estimated
197066,303 Estimated
196967,389 Estimated
196868,380 Estimated
196770,173 Estimated
196670,627 Estimated
196571,433 Estimated
196472,421 Estimated
196373,543 Estimated
196274,811 Estimated
196176,334 Estimated
196077,756 Estimated
195979,369 Estimated
195881,213 Estimated
195783,239 Estimated
195685,179 Estimated
195587,094 Estimated
195488,807 Estimated
195390,505 Estimated
195292,192 Estimated
195193,704 Estimated
195096,112 Estimated

Syria compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Syria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Syria, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Syria, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/syria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in Syria?

Deaths in Syria was 118,900 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 10.9% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Syria?

162,813 in 2013, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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