Syria
AsiaCapital: Damascus
2026 population
25.6M
Rank #58 globally
Area
185k km²
Metros tracked
13
40% of population in metros
Composite score
8.5
Rank #106 globally
National Teams
Syria on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
14 entries listed under Syria across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Governates (13)
Capital Cities (1)
Syria metro footprint
13 metrosLoading map…
13 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
13 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #651 | Damascus★ Capital▲ Largest | Damascus | 2.7M | 3.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #945 | Aleppo | Aleppo | 2.5M | 1.7 | Emerging Metro |
| #1475 | Lattakia | Latakia | 527K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1484 | Ar Raqqah | Ar-Raqqah | 506K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1547 | Tartus | Ṭarṭūs | 281K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #2137 | Homs | Ḥimṣ | 1.0M | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2921 | Hama | Hama | 644K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2960 | Deir ez-Zor | Dayr az Zawr | 492K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2964 | Al Hasakah | Al-Ḥasakah | 485K | 0.2 | Local Metro |
| #2997 | Daraa | Dar`ā | 429K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3019 | Idlib | Idlib | 383K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3255 | As-Suwayda | Hama | 187K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3807 | Al-Qunaytrah | Quneitra | 65K | 0.0 | Local Metro |