Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 57.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 57.6% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 63.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1991.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.1% | — |
| 1992 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 57.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.8% | 45.1% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 49.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 57.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.7% | 57.6% | 6 |
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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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Syrian Arab Republic was 57.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1991.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.