ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Syria
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Syria at 13.6% in 2025.
Syria, 2025
13.6%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
19th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Syria over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 13.6% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 13.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14.2%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Syria has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
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
Employment-to-population ratio
31.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
25.2%
2025 · World Bank