Women's labour force participation in Syria
The ILO estimates that 12.7% of women aged 15 and over in Syria were in the labour force in 2025.
Syria, 2025
12.7%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
178th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Syria over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 12.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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