Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 13.57 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13.57
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
9th
of 69 countries
All-time high
15.18
in 2020
All-time low
6.75
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Syrian Arab Republic, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 13.57.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 15.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.75, in 1991.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 9th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.75 | — |
| 1992 | 6.95 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 7.4 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 7.22 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.31 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.38 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 7.6 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.59 | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 11.63 | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 10.94 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 10.28 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 9.51 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 8.81 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 8.17 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 8.42 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.94 | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 8.14 | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 8.61 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 8.63 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8 | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.78 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.24 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.51 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.37 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.18 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 14.89 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 13.24 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 13.27 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.36 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.57 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.26 | 6.75 | 7.6 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.64 | 8.14 | 11.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 | 8.61 | 14.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 | 13.24 | 15.18 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Syrian Arab Republic was 13.57 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 in 1991.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 9th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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