Female unemployment — all countries

Female unemployment — Syria

Female unemployment in Syria in 2025 — 26.08%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 12.15 pp.

2025 26.08% +0.76 pp vs 2024
World rank 175of 182
Period maximum 27.17%2020
Period minimum 6.43%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Syria, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.93%1992: 9.94%1993: 6.43%1994: 11.81%1995: 14%1996: 14.28%1997: 14.66%1998: 14.99%1999: 15.01%2000: 19.86%2001: 25.32%2002: 23.02%2003: 20.78%2004: 21.42%2005: 22.19%2006: 23.16%2007: 25.45%2008: 24.42%2009: 22.01%2010: 21.96%2011: 21.22%2012: 25.65%2013: 26.67%2014: 27.14%2015: 26.36%2016: 25.66%2017: 25.32%2018: 25.1%2019: 24.82%2020: 27.17%2021: 26.59%2022: 25.08%2023: 25.15%2024: 25.31%2025: 26.08%
Change over the period: +12.15 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Syria 26.08%
World 4.94%
Western Asia computed 14.26%
Low-income countries computed 6.57%
Female unemployment — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.08 +0.76 pp
2024 25.31 +0.16 pp
2023 25.15 +0.07 pp
2022 25.08 −1.51 pp
2021 26.59 −0.58 pp
2020 27.17 +2.35 pp
2019 24.82 −0.28 pp
2018 25.1 −0.22 pp
2017 25.32 −0.35 pp
2016 25.66 −0.7 pp
2015 26.36 −0.78 pp
2014 27.14 +0.47 pp
2013 26.67 +1.02 pp
2012 25.65 +4.43 pp
2011 21.22 −0.74 pp
2010 21.96 −0.05 pp
2009 22.01 −2.4 pp
2008 24.42 −1.03 pp
2007 25.45 +2.29 pp
2006 23.16 +0.97 pp
2005 22.19 +0.78 pp
2004 21.42 +0.64 pp
2003 20.78 −2.25 pp
2002 23.02 −2.3 pp
2001 25.32 +5.46 pp
2000 19.86 +4.86 pp
1999 15.01 +0.02 pp
1998 14.99 +0.33 pp
1997 14.66 +0.38 pp
1996 14.28 +0.28 pp
1995 14 +2.19 pp
1994 11.81 +5.38 pp
1993 6.43 −3.52 pp
1992 9.94 −3.99 pp
1991 13.93

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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