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| | Demographics of Syria (3rd Sep 22 at 2:11pm UTC) | | The total population of Syria is 18,284,407 people. The people of Syria speak the Arabic language. The linguistic diversity of Syria is vaguely diverse according to a fractionation scale, which is 0.1817 for Syria. The average age is around 23.3 years. Life expectancy in Syria is 68. Female fertility rate in Syria is 2.8. About 27% of Syria's population is obese. Ethnic diversity is quite diverse according to a fractionation scale, which for Syria is 0.5399. Details on the language, religion, age, gender distribution and advancement of the people of Syria can be found in the sections below, as well as the section on education in the country.
Population
In Syria, the population density is 115 people per square kilometer (299 per sq mi). Based on these statistics, this country is considered densely populated. The total population of Syria is 18,284,407 people. Syria has approximately 875,189 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Syria account for 0.6 percent of the total number of immigrants worldwide. Immigrants in Syria account for 6.4 percent of the total number of immigrants worldwide. The ethnic diversity of Syria is quite diverse according to a fractionation scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic Fractionation (EF) deals with the number, size, socioeconomic distribution, and geographic location of diverse cultural groups, usually within a state or some other demarcated area. Specific cultural characteristics can refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. These characteristics are often used for social exclusion and power monopolization. The index of ethnic fractionation in Syria is 0.5399. This means that there is a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Syria. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group proportions, which reflects the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read Syria's median age and gender distribution statistics at different ages below.
Age
The average age is around 23.3 years. The average age for men is 22.9 and the average age for women is 23.7.
Gender
The sex ratio, or number of males per female (estimated at birth), is 1.06. It can be further broken down into the following categories: sex ratio below 15 - 1.06; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.05; sex ratio over 64 - 0.89; Overall sex ratio - 1.05. The overall sex ratio differs from the sex ratio estimated at birth. This is because some newborns are included in the sex ratio estimated at birth, but die within the first few weeks of life and are not included in the overall sex ratio.
Religion
The majority religion in Syria is Islam, whose adherents make up 92.8% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated through the Qur'an, a religious text believed to be the literal word of God (Allāh) by its followers and by the teachings and norms for the vast majority of followers becomes an example (called Sunna, Arabic سنة, composed of reports, called Hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, who is considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are several other religions in the country. Other religions in Syria are Christianity, Islam, Buddhism. Syria's religious diversity is diverse according to a fractionation scale based on the number of religions in Syria. The index of religious fractionation in Syria is 0.431. This score means that within the country there is one major religion and several other minor beliefs.
General development
Syria is considered a developing country. A nation's stage of development is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality and quality of life. As a developing country, Syria may not be able to provide consistent social services to its citizens. These social services can include things like public education, reliable health care, and law enforcement.
https://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/syria/demographics/ | |
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