Qatar vs Syria: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
Syria
3.8%
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
Syria rank
5th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Qatar
- Syria
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Syria ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 3.1% | 8.6% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 3.4% | 5.8% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1.6% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 3.0% | 6.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -0.8% | 5.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.9% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Qatar or Syria?
- Qatar, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Qatar and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Syria rank globally for population growth?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Syria ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.