Population Statistics
Syrian Arab Republic
Population
|
17,185,170 |
|
[July 2016 est.] |
Language
|
Arabic [official] |
|
Kurdish |
|
Armenian |
|
Aramaic |
|
Circassian |
|
French |
|
English |
Religion
| Sunni Islam | 74% |
|---|---|
| Alaai, Ismaili and Shi'a Islam | 13% |
| Christianity | 10% |
| Druze | 3% |
| Judaism | >1% |
|
The Christian population may be considerably smaller as a result of Christians fleeing the country during the ongoing civil war. |
|
Ethnicity
| Arab | 50% |
|---|---|
| Alawite | 15% |
| Kurd | 10% |
| Levantine | 10% |
| Other including Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairo, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian | 15% |
Cultural Dimensions
|
80 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
– |
|
Australians with Syrian Ancestry
| 19,963 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Syrians in Australia
Population
|
15,321 |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Syria. |
Median Age
| 41 |
| [Census, 2016] |
Gender
| Male | 48.7% |
|---|---|
| Female | 51.3% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Religion
| Islam | 37.2% |
|---|---|
| Catholic Christianity | 16.6% |
| Assyrian Apostolic Christianity | 10.2% |
| Eastern Orthodox Christianity | 8.3% |
| Other Religion | 18.7% |
| No Religion | 4.1% |
| Not Stated | 4.0% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Ancestry
| Syrian | 47.5% |
|---|---|
| Assyrian | 16.5% |
| Arab [undefined] | 10.6% |
| Armenian | 7.0% |
| Other Ancestry | 18.4% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Language Spoken at Home
| Arabic | 68.8% |
|---|---|
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 16.7% |
| Armenian | 6.5% |
| English | 4.2% |
| Other Languages | 3.2% |
|
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 37.7% speak English fluently. |
|
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 60.6% |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 25.1% |
| South Australia | 5.3% |
| Western Australia | 4.0% |
| Other | 5.5% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
|
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to 2007 | 45.2% |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | 8.5% |
| 2012 - 2016 | 41.3% |
|
[Census, 2016] |
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