Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Syria
Syria: 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 Syria, 1969–2011
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syria 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 Syria peaked at 14.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
That places Syria 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 Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria'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 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Syria?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Syria 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 Syria?
- 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 Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Syria rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Syria 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 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 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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