Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Syria

Employment in industry in Syria in 2025 — 25.2%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2025 25.2% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 182
Period maximum 33.6%2009
Period minimum 25%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Syria, 1991–20252527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25%1992: 25.6%1993: 26.6%1994: 31.3%1995: 30.5%1996: 30.2%1997: 29.5%1998: 28.9%1999: 28.3%2000: 26.1%2001: 25.7%2002: 25.7%2003: 25.6%2004: 26.5%2005: 27.4%2006: 28.3%2007: 29.1%2008: 33%2009: 33.6%2010: 32.5%2011: 31.4%2012: 29.2%2013: 27.5%2014: 26.8%2015: 26.5%2016: 26%2017: 25.9%2018: 25.9%2019: 25.5%2020: 26.1%2021: 26.4%2022: 25.8%2023: 25.8%2024: 25.4%2025: 25.2%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 25.2%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.2 −0.2 pp
2024 25.4 −0.3 pp
2023 25.8 −0 pp
2022 25.8 −0.6 pp
2021 26.4 +0.3 pp
2020 26.1 +0.6 pp
2019 25.5 −0.4 pp
2018 25.9 −0 pp
2017 25.9 −0.1 pp
2016 26 −0.6 pp
2015 26.5 −0.3 pp
2014 26.8 −0.7 pp
2013 27.5 −1.6 pp
2012 29.2 −2.3 pp
2011 31.4 −1.1 pp
2010 32.5 −1.1 pp
2009 33.6 +0.6 pp
2008 33 +3.9 pp
2007 29.1 +0.8 pp
2006 28.3 +0.9 pp
2005 27.4 +0.9 pp
2004 26.5 +0.9 pp
2003 25.6 −0.1 pp
2002 25.7 −0 pp
2001 25.7 −0.4 pp
2000 26.1 −2.2 pp
1999 28.3 −0.6 pp
1998 28.9 −0.6 pp
1997 29.5 −0.7 pp
1996 30.2 −0.3 pp
1995 30.5 −0.8 pp
1994 31.3 +4.6 pp
1993 26.6 +1 pp
1992 25.6 +0.6 pp
1991 25

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.