Highest Poverty in Syria

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Syria

1 Shaqqā 05 16.5%

2 Jabā 03 16.5%

3 Darkūsh 12 16.5%

4 Ḩisyā’ 11 16.5%

5 Al Qadmūs 14 16.5%

6 Dayr al ‘Aşāfīr 08 16.5%

7 Afis 12 16.5%

8 Buq‘ātā 03 16.5%

9 Al Qurayyā 05 16.5%

10 Tremseh 10 16.5%

11 Şūrān 09 16.5%

12 Tall Tamr 01 16.5%

13 Shaţḩah 10 16.5%

14 Qanawāt 05 16.5%

15 Taftanāz 12 16.5%

16 As Sūsah 07 16.5%

17 Mukharram al Fawqānī 11 16.5%

18 Şalkhad 05 16.5%

19 Al Ghanţū 11 16.5%

20 Armanāz 12 16.5%

21 Al Musayfirah 06 16.5%

22 Al Atārib 09 16.5%

23 Ghabāghib 06 16.5%

24 Ad Duraykīsh 14 16.5%

25 Qabbāsīn 09 16.5%

26 Kafr Buhum 10 16.5%

27 Kafr Shams 06 16.5%

28 Al Muzayrīb 06 16.5%

29 Şalākhid 05 16.5%

30 Maḑāyā 08 16.5%

31 Jindayris 09 16.5%

32 Izra‘ 06 16.5%

33 Kanākir 08 16.5%

34 Mūrak 10 16.5%

35 Sarmīn 12 16.5%

36 Shahbā 05 16.5%

37 Al Quţayfah 08 16.5%

38 Maharda 10 16.5%

39 Qaţanā 08 16.5%

40 Zākīyah 08 16.5%

41 Qārah 08 16.5%

42 Ad Darbāsīyah 01 16.5%

43 Kafr Lāhā 11 16.5%

44 Kafr Zaytā 10 16.5%

45 Ad Dānā 12 16.5%

46 Kafr Takhārīm 12 16.5%

47 Ḩalfāyā 10 16.5%

48 Al Kiswah 08 16.5%

49 Al Ḩirāk 06 16.5%

50 Jarābulus 09 16.5%

51 Subaykhān 07 16.5%

52 Nubl 09 16.5%

53 Batabo 09 16.5%

54 Tall Rif‘at 09 16.5%

55 Aş Şanamayn 06 16.5%

56 Shaykh Miskīn 06 16.5%

57 Al Mālikīyah 01 16.5%

58 ‘Āmūdā 01 16.5%

59 Şāfītā 14 16.5%

60 Dayr Ḩāfir 09 16.5%

61 Inkhil 06 16.5%

62 Hajīn 07 16.5%

63 Ţayyibat al Imām 10 16.5%

64 Dā‘il 06 16.5%

65 Az Zabadānī 08 16.5%

66 Tallkalakh 11 16.5%

67 Burj Islām 02 16.5%

68 Jāsim 06 16.5%

69 Binnish 12 16.5%

70 Şūrān 10 16.5%

71 Ţafas 06 16.5%

72 Salqīn 12 16.5%

73 Al Qaryatayn 11 16.5%

74 Ma‘arratmişrīn 12 16.5%

75 Maşyāf 10 16.5%

76 Jayrūd 08 16.5%

77 Saraqib 12 16.5%

78 Tādif 09 16.5%

79 Al Qunayţirah 03 16.5%

80 Ḩarastā 08 16.5%

81 Tallbīsah 11 16.5%

82 Bāniyās 14 16.5%

83 Jisr ash Shughūr 12 16.5%

84 Yabrūd 08 16.5%

85 Al Quşayr 11 16.5%

86 ‘Irbīn 08 16.5%

87 Kafranbel 12 16.5%

88 Nawá 06 16.5%

89 ‘Afrīn 09 16.5%

90 Khān Shaykhūn 12 16.5%

91 An Nabk 08 16.5%

92 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 09 16.5%

93 Al Qāmishlī 01 16.5%

94 Tadmur 11 16.5%

95 Kabbasin 09 16.5%

96 Ar Rastan 11 16.5%

97 Al Mayādīn 07 16.5%

98 At Tall 08 16.5%

99 Ālbū Kamāl 07 16.5%

100 As-Suwayda 05 16.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Syria face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Shaqqā has a poverty rate of 16.5%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Shaqqā, 16.5% of residents — roughly 1 in 6 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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