Post by sawdy on Feb 23, 2018 9:26:39 GMT -6
When Damascus becomes a ruinous heap, it would be good to know going into that time what the population is. I am already concerned that we are getting conflicting numbers of people in Damascus.
A recent article states 8 million people:
sana.sy/en/?p=128290
"In 2012, the country had a population estimated at 22,530,746, and this number dropped to an estimated population of 22,457,336 as of September 2013. In 2018, further declines have led to an estimated population of 18.28 million" and "Damascus is the second largest city in Syria, with a population of 1,711,000 (estimate, 2009)."
Also,
"While Syria's population is currently around 18 million in 2016, this number is dropping every day. The United Nations reports that 5,000 people flee Syria every day, and 28% of its population has now been driven from their homes. There are now 9 million Syrians who have fled, and 6.5 million who have been displaced but stay in the country.". (http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/syria-population/)
So as you can see, it is pretty muddled to how many people are in Damascus. News reports don't really speak to numbers of people. If there is truly 8 million people, that is a lot of people. There wouldn't be sufficient room for that many people before the current levels of destruction as that number is 4 times the population of 10 years ago. We would be hearing more about the refugee camps. The only one I have found so far is the Yarmouk camp which is estimated to only have 7000-8000 residents (2016) from its 2004 pop of 137,000 .
So these numbers don't seem to add up. What do you think the Damascus population is?
A recent article states 8 million people:
sana.sy/en/?p=128290
"In 2012, the country had a population estimated at 22,530,746, and this number dropped to an estimated population of 22,457,336 as of September 2013. In 2018, further declines have led to an estimated population of 18.28 million" and "Damascus is the second largest city in Syria, with a population of 1,711,000 (estimate, 2009)."
Also,
"While Syria's population is currently around 18 million in 2016, this number is dropping every day. The United Nations reports that 5,000 people flee Syria every day, and 28% of its population has now been driven from their homes. There are now 9 million Syrians who have fled, and 6.5 million who have been displaced but stay in the country.". (http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/syria-population/)
So as you can see, it is pretty muddled to how many people are in Damascus. News reports don't really speak to numbers of people. If there is truly 8 million people, that is a lot of people. There wouldn't be sufficient room for that many people before the current levels of destruction as that number is 4 times the population of 10 years ago. We would be hearing more about the refugee camps. The only one I have found so far is the Yarmouk camp which is estimated to only have 7000-8000 residents (2016) from its 2004 pop of 137,000 .
So these numbers don't seem to add up. What do you think the Damascus population is?
