Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria
Syria: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 16.20 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria, 1999–2025
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria stood at 16.20 million people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,392.3% on the previous year and up 3,641.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria peaked at 16.20 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 131,923 people, in 1999.
That places Syria 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 131,923 people | — |
| 2000 | 197,077 people | +49.4% |
| 2008 | 434,124 people | +120.3% |
| 2009 | 432,937 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 432,939 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.48 million people | +703.6% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million people | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 650,000 people | -67.8% |
| 2025 | 16.20 million people | +2392.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 16.20 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.06 million people, 7.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Syria's 16.20 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 million people, 8.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,923 people | 131,923 people | 131,923 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 354,713 people | 197,077 people | 434,124 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 432,939 people | 432,939 people | 432,939 people | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.59 million people | 650,000 people | 16.20 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 29.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7,753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.78 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Syria was 16.20 million people in 2025, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.20 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,923 people in 1999.
- How does Syria rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Syria ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,641.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.