Syria, year by year

Every index this site holds for Syria, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development fell from 0.572 in 1990 to 0.564 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 72.6 years2024at birthDown 0.2 years from 72.8 years in 2005
Urban population: 72%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 18 points from 54% in 2006
Births per woman: 2.702024births per womanDown 0.91 from 3.61 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 1%2021of energy usedDown 2 points from 3% in 2004
Access to electricity: 89%2024of people with electricityDown 3 points from 92% in 2005
Infant mortality: 182024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsLevel with 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 1.3 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 1.9 t from 3.1 t in 2005
Forest area: 3%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 16 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.572	69.8	—	—	5.56	2.4	—	32	2.6	2.0	—	—
1991	0.577	70.1	0.0	49.0	5.34	2.1	—	30	2.8	2.1	—	—
1992	0.582	70.2	0.0	49.3	5.14	2.2	—	29	2.7	2.1	—	—
1993	0.583	70.3	0.0	49.5	4.99	2.2	—	28	2.7	2.1	—	—
1994	0.587	70.3	0.0	49.8	4.86	2.0	—	27	2.7	2.2	—	—
1995	0.587	70.2	0.0	50.0	4.70	1.8	—	26	2.8	2.2	—	—
1996	0.590	70.2	0.0	50.4	4.54	1.6	—	25	2.9	2.2	—	—
1997	0.593	70.2	0.0	50.7	4.37	1.7	—	24	2.8	2.3	—	—
1998	0.595	70.2	0.1	51.1	4.25	1.6	—	23	2.9	2.3	—	—
1999	0.595	70.5	0.1	51.5	4.14	1.8	—	22	2.8	2.3	—	—
2000	0.594	70.9	0.2	51.9	4.07	2.0	93	21	2.8	2.4	—	—
2001	0.602	71.3	0.3	52.3	3.98	2.1	93	20	2.7	2.4	—	—
2002	0.610	71.7	2.1	52.7	3.87	1.6	87	19	2.6	2.4	—	—
2003	0.621	72.2	3.4	53.1	3.76	1.9	93	19	2.6	2.5	—	—
2004	0.635	72.5	4.3	53.5	3.68	2.6	92	19	2.6	2.5	—	—
2005	0.646	72.8	5.7	53.8	3.61	2.1	92	18	3.1	2.5	—	—
2006	0.658	73.0	7.8	54.1	3.56	1.8	100	18	3.1	2.5	1719	—
2007	0.665	73.3	11.5	54.3	3.54	1.5	92	18	3.1	2.6	1938	—
2008	0.660	73.4	14.0	54.6	3.48	1.2	91	18	3.1	2.6	2429	—
2009	0.668	73.5	17.3	55.0	3.42	0.9	91	18	2.8	2.6	2462	—
2010	0.669	73.5	20.7	55.7	3.36	1.4	93	18	2.8	2.7	2731	—
2011	0.664	72.3	22.5	58.5	3.29	1.6	92	19	2.6	2.7	2952	—
2012	0.626	66.2	24.3	65.1	3.22	2.0	91	24	2.0	2.8	1898	—
2013	0.567	65.2	26.2	73.1	3.17	3.1	90	25	1.4	2.8	986	—
2014	0.561	65.5	28.1	76.0	3.12	2.7	90	25	1.5	2.8	1061	—
2015	0.549	63.3	30.0	75.8	3.07	0.6	90	26	1.4	2.8	848	—
2016	0.552	65.2	31.9	75.2	3.01	1.3	90	24	1.4	2.8	656	—
2017	0.551	65.7	32.7	74.5	2.97	1.1	90	24	1.6	2.8	852	3265
2018	0.557	67.4	33.8	74.1	2.93	0.9	86	24	1.7	2.8	1098	3456
2019	0.569	71.0	—	73.8	2.88	1.0	89	21	1.6	2.8	1110	3502
2020	0.570	71.9	—	73.4	2.84	1.1	89	20	1.5	2.8	594	3878
2021	0.571	72.4	—	73.0	2.80	1.1	89	19	1.5	2.8	689	4766
2022	0.571	72.8	—	72.6	2.75	—	89	19	1.4	2.8	1057	4905
2023	0.564	72.1	—	72.2	2.71	—	88	19	1.3	2.8	—	—
2024	—	72.6	—	72.1	2.70	—	89	18	1.3	—	—	—
2025	—	—	—	72.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
On the profile	0.564	72.6	—	72.1	2.70	1.1	—	—	1.3	2.8	1057	4905

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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