Employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic is 0.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 2.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -63.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -63.1% | 2.1% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | +29.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 156 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
- 157 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 160 Kuwait 0.7% compare
- 161 Romania 0.7% compare
- 162 Benin 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).