What is the population of Ar Raqqah?
Ar Raqqah has a city population of 531,952. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Syria · Asia
Ar Raqqah
Raqqa · Syria
City population
531,952
#5
in Syria
#1
in Raqqa
#1,061
worldwide
35.953, 39.008 · 368 km from Damascus
About Ar Raqqah
At 259 m above sea level, Ar Raqqah is Syria's fifth-largest listed city, with a population of 531,952. The city accounts for 2.1% of the national population and sits 368 km from Damascus. Al-Tabqa, with 87,880 people, lies 43 km away; Manbij, population 99,497, is 114 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Raqqa
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
35.953, 39.008
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 88 in SyriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ar Raqqah | 532K |
Ar Raqqah Population FAQ
Where is Ar Raqqah?
Ar Raqqah is in Raqqa, Syria, 368 km from the capital, Damascus. Its coordinates are 35.953, 39.008.
How big is Ar Raqqah compared with other cities in Syria?
It is the 5th largest of the 88 cities listed in Syria, holding 2.1% of the national population.