Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Syria
Syria: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 22.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Syria, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Syria recorded 22.7% for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Syria peaked at 60.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2011.
Syria ranks 105th 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.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.1% | — |
| 1992 | 59.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 53.4% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 22.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.0%, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 22.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -31.3% | 23.1% | 15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 53.4% | 60.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 20.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 15.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 102 Kazakhstan 24.5% compare
- 103 Uruguay 23.4% compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.2% compare
- 106 Morocco 22.6% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 108 Serbia 21.7% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Syria?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Syria was 22.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2011.
- How does Syria rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Syria ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.