Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Syria
Syria: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) was 16.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Syria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Syria recorded 16.3% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Syria peaked at 52.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2011.
That places Syria 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.8% | — |
| 1992 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -29.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 16.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 16.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 7.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +37.2% | 9.1% | 12.5% |
| 2009 | -33.1% | 16.9% | 11.3% |
| 2011 | -29.2% | 11.1% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 45.6% | 52.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 11.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 7.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More work & labour data for Syria
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,499 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.74 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,259 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 13.9 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 3.36 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 14,788 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,364 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 31.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.65 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Syria?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Syria was 16.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2011.
- How does Syria rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Syria ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.