Society & Living Conditions Statistics in the Syrian Arab Republic

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Population

24.7M+4.6% vs 2023

Urban population

58%+0.6 pp vs 2023

Women in parliament

9.6%−1.2 pp vs 2023

Adult literacy

94.4%+13.6 pp vs 2004

Population gender indicators

24.7M+4.6% vs 2023

Population living in slums

41.13+60.8% vs 2020

All Society & Living Conditions datasets for the Syrian Arab Republic (42)

Dataset	Source
Indicator 2.1.1 - Prevalence of undernourishment FAO	FAO	+12.2%
Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) FAO	FAO	+20.7%
Food Security and Nutrition: Suite of Food Security Indicators FAO	FAO	+6.8%
Food Balances: Commodity Balances (non-food) (2010-) FAO	FAO	−21.5%
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates WHO	WHO	+0.3%
Indicator 16.2.1: Proportion of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month WHO	WHO	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-19) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-19) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Population living in slums (% of urban population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+60.8%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+134.8%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−11.2%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−35.8
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−14.5%
Proportion of population pushed further below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+23.3%
Proportion of population pushed further below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−3.5%
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+16.5
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.7
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+577.6%
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+1,400%
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+20.9%
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+174.7%
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+305.2%
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+127.6%
Gender Statistics (GS) Social, demographic and other IMF	IMF	+4.6%
Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2023 OECD	OECD	–
Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) 2023 OECD	OECD	–
Gender Statistics (GS) Leadership and empowerment (LEPM) IMF	IMF	+56%
Gender Statistics (GS) Legal Rights IMF	IMF	0%
Gender Statistics (GS) Composite Gender Indices (CGI) IMF	IMF	+1.3%
Number of people pushed further below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Number of people pushed further below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Number of people pushed further below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 14 - Subjective well-being OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 10 - Gender indicators OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 09 - Indicators of inequality and poverty OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 01 - Indicators of growth, employment and inequality OECD	OECD	–
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%) WHO	WHO	−70.6%
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−50%
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−27.8%
Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−1%
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−17%
Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−39.4%

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