Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Syria
Syria: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 14.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Syria, 1969–2011
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 14.9% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2011. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 72.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Syria peaked at 14.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Syria 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 7.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 14.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 614.95 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Syria?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Syria was 14.9% in 2011, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Syria rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Syria ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.