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Labor Force Survey in Syria

Syria: Labor Force Survey was 0.67 Availability score over 10 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.67 Availability score over 10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 Availability score over 10 years
in 2008
All-time low
0 Availability score over 10 years
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Labor Force Survey in Syria, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0 Availability score over 10 years2005: 0 Availability score over 10 years2006: 0.33 Availability score over 10 years2007: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2008: 1 Availability score over 10 years2009: 1 Availability score over 10 years2010: 1 Availability score over 10 years2011: 1 Availability score over 10 years2012: 1 Availability score over 10 years2013: 1 Availability score over 10 years2014: 1 Availability score over 10 years2015: 1 Availability score over 10 years2016: 1 Availability score over 10 years2017: 1 Availability score over 10 years2018: 1 Availability score over 10 years2019: 1 Availability score over 10 years2020: 1 Availability score over 10 years2021: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2022: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years2023: 0.67 Availability score over 10 years

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in Availability score over 10 years.

Analysis

Syria recorded 0.67 Availability score over 10 years for labor force survey in 2023.

That represents a change of down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force survey in Syria peaked at 1 Availability score over 10 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 Availability score over 10 years, in 2004.

Syria ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Labor Force Survey in Syria, year by year

Year Availability score over 10 years Change
2004 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2005 0 Availability score over 10 years —
2006 0.33 Availability score over 10 years —
2007 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +103.0%
2008 1 Availability score over 10 years +49.3%
2009 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2010 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2011 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2012 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2013 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2014 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2015 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2016 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2017 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2018 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2019 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2020 1 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2021 0.67 Availability score over 10 years -33.0%
2022 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%
2023 0.67 Availability score over 10 years +0.0%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 0.67 Availability score over 10 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.67 Availability score over 10 years, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 0.67 Availability score over 10 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 Availability score over 10 years, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5 Availability score over 10 years 0 Availability score over 10 years 1 Availability score over 10 years 6
2010s 1 Availability score over 10 years 1 Availability score over 10 years 1 Availability score over 10 years 10
2020s 0.7525 Availability score over 10 years 0.67 Availability score over 10 years 1 Availability score over 10 years 4

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 127 Azerbaijan 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  2. 127 Benin 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  3. 127 Burkina Faso 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  4. 127 Cambodia 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  5. 127 Comoros 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  6. 127 Ethiopia 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  7. 127 Ghana 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  8. 127 Laos 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  9. 127 Madagascar 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  10. 127 Malawi 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  11. 127 Mauritania 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  12. 127 Niger 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  13. 127 Nigeria 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  14. 127 Sudan 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  15. 127 Tajikistan 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  16. 127 Tanzania 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  17. 127 Uzbekistan 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare
  18. 127 Yemen 0.67 Availability score over 10 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force survey in Syria?
Labor force survey in Syria was 0.67 Availability score over 10 years in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest labor force survey recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 1 Availability score over 10 years in 2008.
What is the lowest labor force survey recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 Availability score over 10 years in 2004.
How does Syria rank for labor force survey?
Syria ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is labor force survey rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor Force Survey (Availability score over 10 years)
Unit
Availability score over 10 years
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 3,940 data points, 2004–2023
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Labor force survey is a standard household-based survey of work-related statistics at the national and sub-national employment or unemployment levels, rates or trends. The surveys also provide the characteristics of the employed or unemployed, including labor force status by age or gender, breakdowns between employees and the self-employed, public versus private sector employment, multiple job-holding, hiring, job creation, and duration of unemployment.