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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Syria

Employment-to-population ratio in Syria in 2025 — 31.89%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 15.63 pp.

2025 31.89% −0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 178of 182
Period maximum 47.52%1991
Period minimum 30.46%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Syria, 1991–2025303540455019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 47.52%1992: 47.3%1993: 47.04%1994: 46.25%1995: 45.65%1996: 45.8%1997: 45.92%1998: 46.05%1999: 46.48%2000: 46.01%2001: 44.15%2002: 43.66%2003: 43.15%2004: 42.83%2005: 42.47%2006: 42.07%2007: 40.52%2008: 38.83%2009: 39.45%2010: 39.02%2011: 39.66%2012: 33.79%2013: 32.3%2014: 32.15%2015: 32.33%2016: 32.51%2017: 32.61%2018: 32.68%2019: 32.78%2020: 30.46%2021: 30.93%2022: 32.38%2023: 32.21%2024: 32.05%2025: 31.89%
Change over the period: −15.63 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Syria 31.89%
World 58.06%
Middle East & North Africa 43.7%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31.89 −0.16 pp
2024 32.05 −0.16 pp
2023 32.21 −0.18 pp
2022 32.38 +1.46 pp
2021 30.93 +0.47 pp
2020 30.46 −2.32 pp
2019 32.78 +0.1 pp
2018 32.68 +0.07 pp
2017 32.61 +0.1 pp
2016 32.51 +0.18 pp
2015 32.33 +0.18 pp
2014 32.15 −0.15 pp
2013 32.3 −1.49 pp
2012 33.79 −5.87 pp
2011 39.66 +0.63 pp
2010 39.02 −0.42 pp
2009 39.45 +0.62 pp
2008 38.83 −1.7 pp
2007 40.52 −1.54 pp
2006 42.07 −0.4 pp
2005 42.47 −0.36 pp
2004 42.83 −0.32 pp
2003 43.15 −0.51 pp
2002 43.66 −0.49 pp
2001 44.15 −1.87 pp
2000 46.01 −0.47 pp
1999 46.48 +0.43 pp
1998 46.05 +0.13 pp
1997 45.92 +0.12 pp
1996 45.8 +0.15 pp
1995 45.65 −0.6 pp
1994 46.25 −0.79 pp
1993 47.04 −0.26 pp
1992 47.3 −0.22 pp
1991 47.52 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 86.9 AE United Arab Emirates 76.89 KW Kuwait 71.77 BH Bahrain 69.65 OM Oman 66.15 CY Cyprus 63.66 IL Israel 63.2 SA Saudi Arabia 63.12 AZ Azerbaijan 59.83 GE Georgia 56.53 AM Armenia 51.74 TR Türkiye 49.75 IQ Iraq 35.1 JO Jordan 33.43 SY Syria 31.89 YE Yemen 27.37
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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

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