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Labour force participation rate in Syria

Latest: 36.9%
Previous: 37.0%
Change: -0.09 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Syria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	51.0%
Dec 31, 1991	51.0%
Dec 31, 1992	50.8%
Dec 31, 1993	50.8%
Dec 31, 1994	50.0%
Dec 31, 1995	49.2%
Dec 31, 1996	49.4%
Dec 31, 1997	49.5%
Dec 31, 1998	49.7%
Dec 31, 1999	50.3%
Dec 31, 2000	50.9%
Dec 31, 2001	50.0%
Dec 31, 2002	49.0%
Dec 31, 2003	48.1%
Dec 31, 2004	47.3%
Dec 31, 2005	46.6%
Dec 31, 2006	45.8%
Dec 31, 2007	44.3%
Dec 31, 2008	43.6%
Dec 31, 2009	42.9%
Dec 31, 2010	42.7%
Dec 31, 2011	43.4%
Dec 31, 2012	39.2%
Dec 31, 2013	37.8%
Dec 31, 2014	37.7%
Dec 31, 2015	37.7%
Dec 31, 2016	37.7%
Dec 31, 2017	37.7%
Dec 31, 2018	37.8%
Dec 31, 2019	37.8%
Dec 31, 2020	35.9%
Dec 31, 2021	36.3%
Dec 31, 2022	37.3%
Dec 31, 2023	37.1%
Dec 31, 2024	37.0%
Dec 31, 2025	36.9%

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