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Unemployment rate
Syria — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | NA% |
| 1991 | NA% |
| 1992 | NA% |
| 1993 | 5.7% (1989) |
| 1994 | 7.5% (1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 7.5% (1993 est.) |
| 1996 | 8% (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | 9% (1994 est.) |
| 1998 | 12% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 12%-15% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 12%-15% (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | 20% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 20% (2000 est.) |
| 2003 | 20% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 20% (2002 est.) |
| 2005 | 20% (2002 est.) |
| 2006 | 12.3% (2004 est.) |
| 2007 | 12.5% (2005 est.) |
| 2008 | 9% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 8.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 9% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 8.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 8.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 8.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 8.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 18% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 14.9% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 18% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 156 14.9% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 17.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 155 18% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 33% (2014 est.) | 35% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 186 |
| 2016 | 50% (2015 est.) | 57.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202 |
| 2017 | 50% (2016 est.) | 50% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 214 |
| 2018 | 50% (2017 est.) | 50% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 50% (2017 est.) | 50% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 50% (2017 est.) | 50% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 50% (2017 est.) 50% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 50% (2017 est.) 50% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 10.57% (2021 est.) 10.26% (2020 est.) 8.77% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 13.54% (2023 est.) 13.81% (2022 est.) 14.8% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 13% (2024 est.) 13.2% (2023 est.) 13.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |