Syria currently has a crude birth rate of 24 and a crude death rate of 4. With such a significant difference in the CBR and CDR, Syria could easily be categorized in Stage Three of the Demographic Transition Model. Another way one could identify the demographic transition stage of Syria is by observing its natural increase rate. The natural increase rate of Syria is 2.2%. This natural increase rate fits into Stage Three's natural increase rate.
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• Population (Mid-2012) : 22,530,700
• Density (people per sq. km) : 122 • Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people) : -1 • Birth Rate (# per 1000 people) : 24 • Death Rate (# per 1000 people) : 4 • Rate of Natural Increase : 2.2% • Population Growth Rate : 2.1 • Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births) : 17 • Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman) : 2.6 • Population Age <15 % : 36 • Population Ages 65+ % : 4 • Dependency Rate : 40 • Life Expectancy at Birth (total) : 74 • Life Expectancy at Birth Females : 76 • Life Expectancy at Birth Males : 72 • Primary School Completion Rate Females : 111% • Primary School Completion Rate Males : 113% • Secondary School Enrollment Net Females : 69% • Secondary School Enrollment Net Males : 70% • GNI PPP per capita in US$ : $4,620 • Population Living Below US$2 per day : 17% • Economically Active Females 15+ : 21% • Economically Active Males 15+ : 80% • Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100) : 33 • Motor Vehicles (# per 1000) : 41 • Undernourished Population : 4.0% • Underweight Children Under Age 5 : 9.0% • HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49 : N/A |