Labour force participation in Syria
The ILO estimates that 36.9% of people aged 15 and over in Syria were in the labour force in 2025.
Syria, 2025
36.9%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
177th of 181
Labour force participation in Syria over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 36.9% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 37.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.7%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 177th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Women's labour force participation
12.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
31.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
13.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
33.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.2%
2025 · World Bank