Cost of ten years of war in Syria

President Bashar al-Assad prepares for a fourth term in office as Syria lies in ruins after a decade of war. More than half the population – which stood at 23 million at the start of the conflict – have fled their homes


TURKEY
Aleppo
SYRIA
Deir Ezzor
Homs
Palmyra
Damascus
LEB.
JORDAN
IRAQ
200km 120 miles


Displaced people

12.2 million
53% of population

5.5m
Refugees in neighbouring countries

6.7m
Displaced within Syria...

...including
2.5m children


Economic toll (2011-2019)	Physical destruction	Lost GDP

$117.7bn	$324.5bn 	$442.2bn

2015: Destruction peaks at $30.6bn following rise of so-called Islamic State,
capture of ancient city of Palmyra by IS, and Russian military intervention

227,413
Civilians killed (2011-21) 
Killed by torture: 14,506

149,361
Political detainees (2011-21)
Of whom 101,678 remain missing

75%
Syrian pound has lost three quarters of its value in past year

80%
Syrians living in extreme poverty – on less than $1.90 a day


Sources: Reuters, Syrian Network for Human Rights, ReliefWeb, University of St Andrews,
UNHCR, World Bank 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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