To my mind, this is one of the scariest graphs of the impacts of the Syrian conflict!

Young males—who were far more likely to be arrested or conscripted—have fled the country at a faster pace, leaving behind a deformed age pyramid and a massive gender imbalance.

The figure from the World Bank is constructed by comparing UN World Population Prospects data from 2010 with Humanitarian Needs Assessment Programme data in 2021.

The whole report is a must-read for those interested in the state of the Syrian economy.

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