2004 Syrian census

General Census of Population and Housing 2004
← 1994 September 2004
General information
Country	Syria
Authority	Central Bureau of Statistics
Results
Total population	17,920,844 ( 30.02%)
Most populous region	Aleppo 4,045,166
Least populous region	Quneitra 66,627
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A population census was conducted in Syria in September 2004, from which the total population was measured as having reached 17.92 million.^[1] This is the last comprehensive and official census in the country. It was carried out by the Central Bureau of Statistics. It was supposed to conduct a census in 2014, but because of circumstances and sanctions, that did not occur, according to the former director of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Adnan Hmidan.^[1][2]

On 8 November 2004, the Director of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Ibrahim Ali, announced the preliminary results.^[3]

Governorates

Rank	Governorate	2004[4]	1994	Change	%
1	Aleppo	4,045,166	–	–	–
2	Rif Dimashq	2,273,074	–	–	–
3	Damascus	1,552,161	–	–	–
4	Homs	1,529,402	–	–	–
5	Hama	1,384,953	–	–	–
6	Hasakah	1,275,118	–	–	–
7	Idlib	1,258,427	–	–	–
8	Deir ez-Zor	1,004,747	–	–	–
9	Latakia	879,551	–	–	–
10	Daraa	843,478	–	–	–
11	Raqqa	793,514	–	–	–
12	Tartus	701,395	–	–	–
13	Suweida	313,231	–	–	–
14	Quneitra	66,627	–	–	–
	Syria	17,920,844	13,782,315		30.02%

References

1. "إحصاء سكان سوريا سنة 2004.. إليك نسب وأرقام تعرفك أكثر على المجتمع!". Rozana FM. 27 August 2025.
2. "الاقتصاد اليوم | مكتب الإحصاء: كلفة إجراء مسح جديد لعدد سكان سورية 50 مليار ليرة كحد أدنى". www.economy2day.com.
3. "مدير المكتب المركزوي للإحصاء يعلن النتائج الأولية للتعداد السكاني - تشرين". www.yek-dem.com.
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