Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Syria
Syria: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ was 43.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Syria, 1960–2011
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Syria recorded 43.4% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2011.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Syria peaked at 53.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1989.
Syria ranks 188th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.9% | — |
| 1970 | 44.8% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 43.8% | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 45.7% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | -42.7% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | +82.6% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 43.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.8%, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Syria's 43.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.9%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +82.6% | 27.8% | 50.8% |
| 1989 | -42.7% | 45.7% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 44.8% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 26.2% | 45.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 27.8% | 50.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 42.9% | 53.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Syria?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Syria was 43.4% in 2011, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1989.
- How does Syria rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Syria ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.