Annual working hours per worker in Syria
Syria: Annual working hours per worker was 1,621 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Syria, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Syria is 1,621 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Syria peaked at 2,254 hours per worker in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,619 hours per worker, in 2021.
Syria ranks 103rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,209 hours per worker | 2,177 hours per worker | 2,246 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,900 hours per worker | 1,655 hours per worker | 2,254 hours per worker | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,623 hours per worker | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,627 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More work & labour data for Syria
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 36.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 20.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 12.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 38.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 13.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Syria?
- Annual working hours per worker in Syria was 1,621 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,254 hours per worker in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,619 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Syria ranks 103rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.