Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Syria
Syria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0065 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Syria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0065 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Syria peaked at 0.0114 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 units per person, in 2020.
That places Syria 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Syria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0113 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.011 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0065 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0065 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -26.4% | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0083 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 179 Mauritania 0.0083 units per person compare
- 180 Iraq 0.0068 units per person compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.0066 units per person compare
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0065 units per person compare
- 184 Djibouti 0.0051 units per person compare
- 185 Somalia 0.0045 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Syria?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Syria was 0.0065 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 units per person in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Syria ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.