Syrian Arab Republic - Labor Force Participation 2004

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
47.33% −0.76pp from 2003 Global rank: 167th

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation was 47.33% in 2004, decreased +0.76pp from 48.09% in 2003. This was the 167th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2004
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2004
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 87.61% 0.4%
2nd Madagascar 86.51% 0.0%
3rd Mozambique 85.53% -0.6%
4th Solomon Islands 84.55% -0.1%
5th Nigeria 82.44% -0.3%
6th Qatar 82.38% -1.0%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.10% 0.0%
8th Cameroon 81.79% 0.0%
9th Burkina Faso 81.20% -0.3%
10th Malawi 80.81% 0.0%
11th Cambodia 80.62% 0.3%
12th Eritrea 80.03% -0.3%
13th Burundi 79.35% -1.1%
14th Niger 79.23% 0.1%
15th Angola 77.28% 0.0%
16th Liberia 77.08% 0.0%
17th Vanuatu 77.06% 0.0%
18th Iceland 76.31% -1.2%
19th United Arab Emirates 76.06% 0.8%
20th South Sudan 74.43% 0.0%
21st Bahamas, The 74.28% -0.1%
22nd Uganda 74.10% -0.1%
23rd Viet Nam 73.99% -0.1%
24th Thailand 73.02% 0.0%
25th Kenya 72.99% 0.2%
26th China 72.93% -0.4%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.58% 0.0%
28th Central African Republic 72.55% 0.0%
29th Ghana 72.23% -0.1%
30th Peru 72.07% 1.5%
31st Benin 71.78% 0.0%
32nd Paraguay 71.37% 5.6%
33rd Georgia 70.85% -0.9%
34th Lesotho 70.30% -0.8%
35th Mali 70.23% 0.0%
36th Barbados 70.15% 0.9%
37th Kazakhstan 69.86% -0.2%
38th Timor-Leste 69.62% -0.2%
39th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.47% -0.2%
40th Bhutan 69.47% -0.1%
41st Brunei Darussalam 67.99% -0.3%
42nd Congo, Republic of 67.99% -0.1%
43rd Azerbaijan 67.97% -3.6%
44th Kuwait 67.93% 1.2%
45th Norway 67.63% 0.4%
46th Ecuador 67.47% 3.3%
47th Netherlands 67.42% -0.4%
48th Brazil 67.36% 0.7%
49th Switzerland 67.26% -0.9%
50th Chad 67.15% -0.7%
51st Canada 67.06% -0.1%
52nd Colombia 66.69% -1.1%
53rd Myanmar 66.57% -0.3%
54th New Zealand 66.43% 0.9%
55th Denmark 66.14% 0.6%
56th Sierra Leone 66.11% 2.3%
57th Côte d'Ivoire 66.08% 0.2%
58th Indonesia 65.68% 0.0%
59th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 65.62% 0.4%
60th Zimbabwe 65.57% 0.1%
61st Jamaica 65.36% -0.1%
62nd Trinidad and Tobago 65.33% 1.8%
63rd St. Lucia 65.04% 0.5%
64th United States 65.00% -0.3%
65th Bahrain 64.91% -0.1%
66th New Caledonia 64.85% -0.2%
67th Kyrgyz Republic 64.61% -1.4%
68th Singapore 64.57% -0.2%
69th Panama 64.39% 0.9%
70th Ireland 64.36% 0.1%
71st Guinea-Bissau 63.64% -0.1%
72nd Haiti 63.62% 0.3%
73rd Australia 63.58% -0.2%
74th Cyprus 63.28% 0.3%
75th Guinea 63.12% -1.0%
76th Guatemala 63.11% -6.9%
77th Macao SAR, China 62.70% 1.6%
78th Sweden 62.41% -0.4%
79th Honduras 62.22% -0.9%
80th Argentina 61.94% 1.5%
81st Finland 61.84% -0.5%
82nd Korea 61.82% 1.2%
83rd Guam 61.70% -0.6%
84th Virgin Islands (US) 61.58% 3.1%
85th Nicaragua 61.58% 0.6%
86th Philippines 61.52% 0.6%
87th Portugal 61.51% -0.8%
88th Lao PDR 61.43% -0.2%
89th United Kingdom 61.42% 0.1%
90th Israel 61.37% 0.8%
91st Rwanda 61.25% -0.2%
92nd Armenia 60.96% -0.4%
93rd Hong Kong SAR, China 60.68% -0.1%
94th Russian Federation 60.57% 1.0%
95th Belarus 60.56% 0.3%
96th Belize 60.50% 0.4%
97th Japan 60.42% -0.6%
98th El Salvador 60.24% -2.5%
99th Malaysia 60.11% 0.2%
100th Slovak Republic 60.07% -0.4%
101st Channel Islands 59.57% 0.1%
102nd Uruguay 59.49% 0.6%
103rd India 59.45% -0.3%
104th Botswana 59.43% 0.4%
105th Equatorial Guinea 59.42% -1.0%
106th Mexico 59.38% 1.0%
107th Zambia 59.35% -0.1%
108th Mongolia 59.34% -0.3%
109th Czechia 59.23% -0.5%
110th Slovenia 59.09% 4.2%
111th Estonia 58.93% 0.3%
112th Costa Rica 58.87% -2.0%
113th Mauritius 58.85% -2.8%
114th Togo 58.30% -0.1%
115th Fiji 58.20% -0.3%
116th Bangladesh 58.16% -0.1%
117th Tonga 57.85% -0.3%
118th Austria 57.64% -1.8%
119th Albania 57.50% -1.8%
120th Germany 57.46% -0.7%
121st Latvia 57.20% 0.5%
122nd Cabo Verde 57.19% -0.5%
123rd French Polynesia 57.10% -0.7%
124th Lithuania 57.01% -4.9%
125th Dominican Republic 56.85% 0.4%
126th Guyana 56.46% 0.1%
127th South Africa 56.30% -0.4%
128th Ukraine 56.28% -0.4%
129th Oman 56.24% 0.3%
130th Uzbekistan 55.90% -0.4%
131st France 55.85% -0.2%
132nd Spain 55.73% 1.7%
133rd European Union 55.69% 0.1%
134th Samoa 55.62% -0.1%
135th Chile 55.40% 0.7%
136th Namibia 55.27% 0.5%
137th Moldova 55.11% -3.7%
138th Sri Lanka 54.66% -0.4%
139th Poland 54.59% -0.6%
140th Luxembourg 54.42% 1.6%
141st Serbia 54.08% -0.8%
142nd Cuba 53.82% 0.0%
143rd Maldives 53.60% -0.6%
144th North Macedonia 53.37% -0.2%
145th Tajikistan 52.93% -3.8%
146th Croatia 52.92% 2.2%
147th Turkmenistan 52.64% -0.8%
148th Eswatini 52.60% -0.2%
149th Hungary 52.18% 0.4%
150th Greece 52.03% 1.2%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.96% -0.4%
152nd Belgium 51.95% 1.4%
153rd Bulgaria 50.91% 1.5%
154th Pakistan 50.73% 0.3%
155th Morocco 50.66% 0.0%
156th Romania 50.57% -0.3%
157th Senegal 50.07% -0.1%
158th Sudan 49.70% -0.6%
159th Italy 49.49% 1.8%
160th Suriname 49.41% 1.1%
161st Papua New Guinea 48.68% 0.0%
162nd Montenegro 48.49% -0.5%
163rd Gambia, The 48.35% 0.0%
164th Malta 48.32% -2.9%
165th Gabon 48.10% 0.1%
166th Saudi Arabia 47.91% 0.0%
167th Syrian Arab Republic 47.33% -1.6%
168th Puerto Rico (US) 46.67% -0.1%
169th Libya 46.53% 0.2%
170th Afghanistan 46.51% 0.0%
171st Tunisia 46.40% -0.8%
172nd Türkiye 46.31% -4.2%
173rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.51% 1.2%
174th Mauritania 45.18% -0.5%
175th Egypt, Arab Republic of 45.07% 2.1%
176th Lebanon 44.02% -0.2%
177th Algeria 43.50% -0.4%
178th Yemen, Republic of 42.42% -1.5%
179th Iraq 41.88% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.38% -0.4%
181st Nepal 41.29% 0.0%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 38.22% -1.4%
183rd Jordan 37.85% 1.2%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.22% 0.1%
185th Djibouti 33.75% 0.0%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.04% -0.1%

FAQ

What was Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation in 2004?

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation in 2004 was 47.33%. This ranked 167th globally.

How did Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation change in 2004?

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation decreased by 1.6% in 2004 compared to 2003.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2004?

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2004 at 87.61%.

What is the labor force participation of Syrian Arab Republic in 2004?

The labor force participation of Syrian Arab Republic in 2004 was 47.33%. This ranked 167th globally.

How does 2004 compare to 2003 for Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation?

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation went from 48.09% in 2003 to 47.33% in 2004, a 1.6% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Syrian Arab Republic matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2004. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.0%. View full analysis →