17,500,657
2020
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Syria has an estimated population of 17.5 million. Around 33% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleppo | 1,602,264 |
| 2 | Damascus, Dimashq | 1,569,394 |
| 3 | Homs | 775,404 |
| 4 | Hamath, Hama | 460,602 |
| 5 | Latakia | 340,181 |
| 6 | Deir ez-Zor | 242,565 |
| 7 | Ar Raqqah, Ar-Raqqah | 177,636 |
| 8 | Al Bāb, Aleppo | 130,745 |
| 9 | Idlib | 128,840 |
| 10 | Douma, Rif-dimashq | 111,864 |
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Manbij, Aleppo | 99,497 |
| 12 | Adraa, Daraa | 97,969 |
| 13 | Salamiyeh, Hama | 94,887 |
| 14 | Tartouss, Tartus | 89,457 |
| 15 | Ath Thawrah, Ar-Raqqah | 87,880 |
| 16 | Hassetche, Al-Hasakah | 81,539 |
| 17 | Deraya, Rif-dimashq | 71,596 |
| 18 | I‘zāz, Aleppo | 66,138 |
| 19 | Jablah, Latakia | 65,915 |
| 20 | Safira, Aleppo | 63,708 |