Employment in industry in Syria
25.2% of employed people in Syria worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1991.
Syria, 2025
25.2%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
42nd of 182
Employment in industry in Syria over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.2% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 25.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.5%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Employment in agriculture
16.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
58.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
13.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
33.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
36.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
12.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT