Syrian Arab Republic Middle East and North Africa
LOWER MIDDLE INCOME
Population (millions, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
21.1 2.7 115.5 6.6 — 54.6 185.2 50.9 2,410 4.6 — 61.8
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 944.6 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 4.2% Top destination countries: Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, West Bank and Gaza, Libya, Canada, Sweden, France
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■ ■
Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 6.1% Emigration of physicians: 3,966 or 15.4% of physicians trained in the country (Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010)
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 2,205.8 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 9.8% Females as percentage of immigrants: 49.0% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 71.7% Top source country: West Bank and Gaza
Remittances 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010e
Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
889
855
823
795
1,150
1,400
1,332
1,407
743 146 —
690 165 —
763 60 —
770 25 —
1,000 30 120
1,250 75 75
— — —
— — —
Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
40
42
40
235
252
212
212
—
— 40 —
1 41 —
2 38 —
160 75 —
170 80 2
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— — —
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US$ millions
a. For comparison: net ODA received US$0.1 bn, exports of goods and services US$17.3 bn in 2008.
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