"Who are Syria's minority groups?" (Onlineed.). Special Broadcasting Service. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017. Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria, constituting around 10 per cent of the population - around 2 million of the pre-conflict population of around 22 million.
"Kurdish Population in Syria" (Onlineed.). 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22ی Octoberی 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2017.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help) Various proportions are predicted for Kurds. For example McDowall[8] and O’shea[9] predict 8%, Bruinessen predicts 8.5%,[10] Chailand predicts 10%[11]. Vanly, Kurdish writer, stated that Kurds must be at least 7% of Syrian population
World Factbook (Onlineed.). Langley, Virginia: US Central Intelligence Agency. ٢٠١٥. ISSN١٥٥٣–٨١٣٣. Archived from the original on 10ی Mayی 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2017.{{cite book}}: Check |issn= value (help); Check date values in: |archive-date= (help) A rough estimate in this edition has populations of 14.3 million in Turkey, 8.2 million in Iran, about 5.6 to 7.4 million in Iraq, and less than 2 million in Syria, which adds up to approximately 28–30 million Kurds in Kurdistan or adjacent regions. CIA estimates are ھەتا ڕێکەوتی ئابی ٢٠١٥[نوێکردنەوە]– Turkey: Kurdish 18%, of 81.6 million; Iran: Kurd 10%, of 81.82 million; Iraq: Kurdish 15%-20%, of 37.01 million, Syria: Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%, of 17.01 million.
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (9 March 2012). "Background Note: Syria". State.gov. Washington, DC: US State Department. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2015. The CIA World Factbook reports all non-Arabs make up 9.7% of the Syrian population, but does not break out the Kurdish figure separately. However, this State Dept. source provides a figure of 9%. ھەتا ڕێکەوتی ئابی ٢٠١٥[نوێکردنەوە], the current document at this state.gov URL no longer provides such ethnic group data.
