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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Syria

Female labor force participation rate in Syria in 2025 — 12.73%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.07 pp.

2025 12.73% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 179of 182
Period maximum 20.89%2000
Period minimum 12.67%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Syria, 1990–202512.51517.52022.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 18.8%1991: 19.06%1992: 19.52%1993: 19.74%1994: 20.09%1995: 20.48%1996: 19.04%1997: 17.72%1998: 16.51%1999: 18.59%2000: 20.89%2001: 20.24%2002: 19.62%2003: 19.01%2004: 17.75%2005: 16.54%2006: 15.39%2007: 14.21%2008: 13.7%2009: 13.21%2010: 12.98%2011: 14.93%2012: 13.5%2013: 13.03%2014: 12.81%2015: 12.73%2016: 12.8%2017: 12.94%2018: 13.14%2019: 13.39%2020: 12.67%2021: 12.82%2022: 13.02%2023: 12.88%2024: 12.77%2025: 12.73%
Change over the period: −6.07 pp Annual average: -0.17 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Syria 12.73%
World 48.94%
Middle East & North Africa 19.73%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.73 −0.04 pp
2024 12.77 −0.11 pp
2023 12.88 −0.14 pp
2022 13.02 +0.2 pp
2021 12.82 +0.16 pp
2020 12.67 −0.72 pp
2019 13.39 +0.25 pp
2018 13.14 +0.2 pp
2017 12.94 +0.14 pp
2016 12.8 +0.07 pp
2015 12.73 −0.08 pp
2014 12.81 −0.22 pp
2013 13.03 −0.47 pp
2012 13.5 −1.44 pp
2011 14.93 +1.96 pp
2010 12.98 −0.23 pp
2009 13.21 −0.49 pp
2008 13.7 −0.51 pp
2007 14.21 −1.17 pp
2006 15.39 −1.15 pp
2005 16.54 −1.21 pp
2004 17.75 −1.26 pp
2003 19.01 −0.61 pp
2002 19.62 −0.63 pp
2001 20.24 −0.65 pp
2000 20.89 +2.29 pp
1999 18.59 +2.08 pp
1998 16.51 −1.21 pp
1997 17.72 −1.32 pp
1996 19.04 −1.44 pp
1995 20.48 +0.39 pp
1994 20.09 +0.36 pp
1993 19.74 +0.22 pp
1992 19.52 +0.46 pp
1991 19.06 +0.26 pp
1990 18.8 —

Western Asia, 2025

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

IL Israel 62.28 QA Qatar 61.85 CY Cyprus 61.21 AZ Azerbaijan 60.76 GE Georgia 56.7 AE United Arab Emirates 53.03 AM Armenia 51.06 KW Kuwait 47.2 BH Bahrain 42.29 TR Türkiye 37.15 SA Saudi Arabia 33.57 OM Oman 29.96 JO Jordan 16.03 SY Syria 12.73 IQ Iraq 10.94 YE Yemen 4.66
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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