Damascus City: population and official figures
Damascus City is a first-level division of Syria, number 2 of 14 by population. The World Bank estimates Damascus City's population at 2,338,000 in 2016, 12.7% of the total for Syria's 14 first-level divisions, making it 2nd largest of 14.
Is the population of Damascus City growing?
Between 2000 and 2016 its population grew by 12.3%, from 2,082,000.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow first-level divisions are governed in Syria
Governorates (14). Governor appointed by the President (under both the old and transitional systems). Heads security and state services; a 2025 ministerial decision delegated wide administrative and financial powers to governors.
Every tier of government in Syria
The World Bank's subnational population estimates end in 2016. For later figures, see Syria's statistics office on the Syria page.
Other first-level divisions of Syria
- Aleppo 4,160,000
- Damascus 1,596,000
- Homs 1,573,000
- Hama 1,424,000
- Hassakeh 1,311,000
- Idleb 1,294,000
- Dayr-Az-Zor 1,033,000
- Lattakia 905,000
- Dara 867,000
- Raqqa 816,000
- Tartous 721,000
- As-Suweida 322,000
- Al-Qunaytirah 69,000
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Sources
- World Bank: Subnational Population database (World Bank DataBank source 50), SP.POP.TOTL, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b835583e3a28…)
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