Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate stands at 13.57% as of 2025-12-31, up from 13.36% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate was 13.57%, up from 13.36% in 2024.
In 2024, Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate was 13.36%, up from 13.27% in 2023.
In 2023, Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate was 13.27%, up from 13.25% in 2022.
In 2022, Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate was 13.25%, down from 14.89% in 2021.
In 2021, Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate was 14.89%, down from 15.18% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.57% | +0.21% |
| 2024 | 13.36% | +0.089% |
| 2023 | 13.27% | +0.025% |
| 2022 | 13.25% | -1.64% |
| 2021 | 14.89% | -0.292% |
| 2020 | 15.18% | +1.81% |
| 2019 | 13.37% | -0.136% |
| 2018 | 13.51% | -0.098% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -0.195% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -0.446% |
| 2015 | 14.24% | -0.538% |
| 2014 | 14.78% | +0.282% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +5.17% |
| 2011 | 8.63% | +0.016% |
| 2010 | 8.61% | +0.47% |
| 2009 | 8.14% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.94% | +2.52% |
| 2007 | 8.42% | +0.25% |
| 2006 | 8.17% | -0.64% |
| 2005 | 8.81% | -0.703% |
| 2004 | 9.51% | -0.767% |
| 2003 | 10.28% | -0.66% |
| 2002 | 10.94% | -0.69% |
| 2001 | 11.63% | +2.04% |
| 2000 | 9.59% | +1.99% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +0.224% |
| 1998 | 7.38% | +0.066% |
| 1997 | 7.31% | +0.089% |
| 1996 | 7.22% | +0.021% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +0.451% |
| 1992 | 6.95% | +0.199% |
| 1991 | 6.75% | — |
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Syrian Arab Republic's unemployment rate is 13.57% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 13.36% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.18% (2020); the lowest is 6.75% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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