Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 14.9 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic, 1969–2011
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 14.9 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2011. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 72.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 14.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 5th out of 69 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.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.3 | — |
| 1970 | 6.4 | +48.8% |
| 1971 | 7.5 | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 4.7 | -37.3% |
| 1973 | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 5.1 | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 4.81 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 6.2 | +28.8% |
| 1977 | 5 | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 4.5 | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 3.8 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 4.24 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 4.7 | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 5.78 | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 6.75 | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 7.4 | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 7.6 | — |
| 2001 | 11.63 | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 11.68 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.28 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 8.17 | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 8.42 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.94 | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 8.14 | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 8.61 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9 | +72.9% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 14.9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.25 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9 | 4.24 | 5.78 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.08 | 0 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.89 | 8.14 | 11.68 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.75 | 8.61 | 14.9 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Syrian Arab Republic was 14.9 in 2011, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2011.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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