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Syrian Arab Republic — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
36.90%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · -27.7% since 1990
Labor participation for Syrian Arab Republic was 36.90% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 51.00% in 1990. The lowest was 35.91% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.92% per year.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 183 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 98%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Syrian Arab Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 28% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
36.90%
First (1990)
51.00%
Change
-27.7%
Highest
51.00%
in 1990
Lowest
35.91%
in 2020
Average
43.90%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.92%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.9% |
| 2024 | 36.99% |
| 2023 | 37.13% |
| 2022 | 37.33% |
| 2021 | 36.33% |
| 2020 | 35.91% |
| 2019 | 37.84% |
| 2018 | 37.78% |
| 2017 | 37.74% |
| 2016 | 37.72% |
| 2015 | 37.71% |
| 2014 | 37.73% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.