Lowest Income in Syria

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Syria

1 Shaqqā 05 $1,052

2 Jabā 03 $1,052

3 Darkūsh 12 $1,052

4 Ḩisyā’ 11 $1,052

5 Al Qadmūs 14 $1,052

6 Dayr al ‘Aşāfīr 08 $1,052

7 Afis 12 $1,052

8 Buq‘ātā 03 $1,052

9 Al Qurayyā 05 $1,052

10 Tremseh 10 $1,052

11 Şūrān 09 $1,052

12 Tall Tamr 01 $1,052

13 Shaţḩah 10 $1,052

14 Qanawāt 05 $1,052

15 Taftanāz 12 $1,052

16 As Sūsah 07 $1,052

17 Mukharram al Fawqānī 11 $1,052

18 Şalkhad 05 $1,052

19 Al Ghanţū 11 $1,052

20 Armanāz 12 $1,052

21 Al Musayfirah 06 $1,052

22 Al Atārib 09 $1,052

23 Ghabāghib 06 $1,052

24 Ad Duraykīsh 14 $1,052

25 Qabbāsīn 09 $1,052

26 Kafr Buhum 10 $1,052

27 Kafr Shams 06 $1,052

28 Al Muzayrīb 06 $1,052

29 Şalākhid 05 $1,052

30 Maḑāyā 08 $1,052

31 Jindayris 09 $1,052

32 Izra‘ 06 $1,052

33 Kanākir 08 $1,052

34 Mūrak 10 $1,052

35 Sarmīn 12 $1,052

36 Shahbā 05 $1,052

37 Al Quţayfah 08 $1,052

38 Maharda 10 $1,052

39 Qaţanā 08 $1,052

40 Zākīyah 08 $1,052

41 Qārah 08 $1,052

42 Ad Darbāsīyah 01 $1,052

43 Kafr Lāhā 11 $1,052

44 Kafr Zaytā 10 $1,052

45 Ad Dānā 12 $1,052

46 Kafr Takhārīm 12 $1,052

47 Ḩalfāyā 10 $1,052

48 Al Kiswah 08 $1,052

49 Al Ḩirāk 06 $1,052

50 Jarābulus 09 $1,052

51 Subaykhān 07 $1,052

52 Nubl 09 $1,052

53 Batabo 09 $1,052

54 Tall Rif‘at 09 $1,052

55 Aş Şanamayn 06 $1,052

56 Shaykh Miskīn 06 $1,052

57 Al Mālikīyah 01 $1,052

58 ‘Āmūdā 01 $1,052

59 Şāfītā 14 $1,052

60 Dayr Ḩāfir 09 $1,052

61 Inkhil 06 $1,052

62 Hajīn 07 $1,052

63 Ţayyibat al Imām 10 $1,052

64 Dā‘il 06 $1,052

65 Az Zabadānī 08 $1,052

66 Tallkalakh 11 $1,052

67 Burj Islām 02 $1,052

68 Jāsim 06 $1,052

69 Binnish 12 $1,052

70 Şūrān 10 $1,052

71 Ţafas 06 $1,052

72 Salqīn 12 $1,052

73 Al Qaryatayn 11 $1,052

74 Ma‘arratmişrīn 12 $1,052

75 Maşyāf 10 $1,052

76 Jayrūd 08 $1,052

77 Saraqib 12 $1,052

78 Tādif 09 $1,052

79 Al Qunayţirah 03 $1,052

80 Ḩarastā 08 $1,052

81 Tallbīsah 11 $1,052

82 Bāniyās 14 $1,052

83 Jisr ash Shughūr 12 $1,052

84 Yabrūd 08 $1,052

85 Al Quşayr 11 $1,052

86 ‘Irbīn 08 $1,052

87 Kafranbel 12 $1,052

88 Nawá 06 $1,052

89 ‘Afrīn 09 $1,052

90 Khān Shaykhūn 12 $1,052

91 An Nabk 08 $1,052

92 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 09 $1,052

93 Al Qāmishlī 01 $1,052

94 Tadmur 11 $1,052

95 Kabbasin 09 $1,052

96 Ar Rastan 11 $1,052

97 Al Mayādīn 07 $1,052

98 At Tall 08 $1,052

99 Ālbū Kamāl 07 $1,052

100 As-Suwayda 05 $1,052

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Syria face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Shaqqā has a median household income of $1,052.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

1. The median household in Shaqqā earns $1,052 — 99% below the national median.
2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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