Syria has not conducted a census of population and housing since 2004
Claim ID
CH1-013
Exact or summary claim
Syria has not conducted a census of population and housing since 2004
Destination
Chapter 1
Status
SUPPORTED
Source
World Bank, Syria Physical Damage and Reconstruction Assessment 2011-2024
Source type
Official assessment, primary document opened
Published
2025-08
Accessed
2026-08-12
Measure and scope
The assessment's own words at printed page 44: 'the last Syria census of population and housing in 2004 (3.37 million housing units with average floor area of 109 m2)'. Its Annex 7 lists its own demographic base as 'Population from Census data in 2004 and projections'
Known conflict
The assessment twice cites a 'local census (2011)' at printed pages 8 and 17, used for building exposure and typologies. It is a buildings dataset, not a population enumeration, and does not falsify the claim; the chapter adopts the assessment's own phrase 'census of population and housing' so the distinction is on the page
Specialist
None
Downstream
The whole denominator section, the closing summary, and every per-capita figure in the book
Action
Date the claim to the assessment. It supports the position as at the assessment's publication, not as at today