Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Syria
Syria: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 45.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Syria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Syria is 45.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Syria peaked at 53.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2010.
Syria ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.6% | — |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 45.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.7%, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 45.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.1%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.1% | 50.4% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 39.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.8% | 46.6% | 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Syria?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Syria was 45.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Syria ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.