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Syrian Arab Republic - Labor Force Participation 2014

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
37.73% −0.05pp from 2013 Global rank: 181st

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation was 37.73% in 2014, decreased +0.05pp from 37.78% in 2013. This was the 181st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2014
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 86.75% 0.5%
2nd Madagascar 86.16% -0.1%
3rd Solomon Islands 84.37% 0.1%
4th Tanzania 83.97% -0.7%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.05% 0.0%
6th Nigeria 80.77% -0.1%
7th Cambodia 80.29% 0.1%
8th Mozambique 79.72% -0.8%
9th Eritrea 79.11% -0.3%
10th Burundi 78.94% 0.1%
11th Burkina Faso 78.86% -0.3%
12th United Arab Emirates 77.67% 0.4%
13th Viet Nam 77.31% 0.1%
14th Uganda 77.21% -8.7%
15th Peru 77.07% -1.0%
16th Liberia 76.98% 0.0%
17th Angola 76.47% -0.4%
18th Iceland 75.97% 1.4%
19th Kenya 74.17% 0.2%
20th Bahamas, The 73.86% 0.1%
21st South Sudan 73.69% 0.2%
22nd Niger 73.57% -2.8%
23rd Central African Republic 73.30% 0.3%
24th Benin 73.12% 0.6%
25th Cameroon 72.10% -1.5%
26th Kuwait 71.85% 0.7%
27th Macao SAR, China 71.40% 0.8%
28th Bahrain 71.17% -0.5%
29th Mali 70.62% 0.0%
30th Kazakhstan 70.53% -0.1%
31st Ghana 70.47% -1.7%
32nd Thailand 69.79% -0.3%
33rd China 69.65% -0.5%
34th St. Lucia 69.28% 0.0%
35th Moldova 69.27% 6.2%
36th Oman 68.65% 1.3%
37th Malawi 68.64% -2.3%
38th Singapore 68.56% 1.2%
39th New Zealand 68.31% 1.3%
40th Congo, Republic of 68.05% 0.1%
41st Switzerland 67.99% 0.6%
42nd Paraguay 67.96% -2.7%
43rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.72% -0.3%
44th Côte d'Ivoire 67.05% -0.2%
45th Colombia 66.99% -0.4%
46th Timor-Leste 66.98% -0.3%
47th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 66.82% 0.1%
48th Indonesia 66.62% -0.2%
49th Norway 66.56% -0.6%
50th Barbados 66.34% -2.9%
51st Georgia 66.30% -0.3%
52nd Netherlands 66.16% -0.9%
53rd Zimbabwe 66.16% 0.0%
54th Canada 66.02% -0.8%
55th Brunei Darussalam 65.95% -0.4%
56th Uruguay 65.87% 1.6%
57th Haiti 65.87% 0.1%
58th Panama 65.70% -0.1%
59th Israel 65.62% 0.8%
60th Congo, Democratic Republic of 65.53% -0.4%
61st Nicaragua 64.97% 0.5%
62nd Malaysia 64.96% 1.6%
63rd Myanmar 64.84% -0.2%
64th Australia 64.79% -0.4%
65th Cyprus 64.63% 0.9%
66th Costa Rica 64.19% 0.8%
67th Honduras 64.15% 2.4%
68th Belarus 64.14% 0.3%
69th Brazil 64.04% -0.4%
70th Lesotho 64.02% -1.9%
71st Trinidad and Tobago 63.90% 0.4%
72nd New Caledonia 63.90% -0.3%
73rd Sweden 63.90% 0.1%
74th Belize 63.49% 1.4%
75th Guinea-Bissau 63.22% -0.1%
76th Russian Federation 62.84% 0.0%
77th Azerbaijan 62.76% 1.4%
78th Ecuador 62.62% 0.6%
79th Bhutan 62.61% -4.1%
80th Jamaica 62.55% 1.1%
81st United States 62.45% -0.5%
82nd Guam 62.44% -0.1%
83rd Korea 62.28% 1.4%
84th Philippines 62.17% 1.2%
85th United Kingdom 62.13% 0.2%
86th Chile 62.12% 0.5%
87th Chad 62.09% -0.8%
88th Botswana 61.92% 0.5%
89th Vanuatu 61.85% -1.0%
90th Ireland 61.71% -0.3%
91st Armenia 61.53% 0.0%
92nd Denmark 61.34% -0.3%
93rd Estonia 61.08% -0.3%
94th Namibia 60.83% -1.4%
95th Equatorial Guinea 60.73% 0.6%
96th Guatemala 60.73% 0.9%
97th Rwanda 60.71% -0.1%
98th Mexico 60.48% -0.9%
99th Germany 60.38% 0.2%
100th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.33% -0.3%
101st Austria 60.17% -0.3%
102nd Lao PDR 60.14% -0.2%
103rd Mauritius 59.97% 0.4%
104th Slovak Republic 59.79% 0.9%
105th Mongolia 59.64% 0.2%
106th Dominican Republic 59.53% 0.4%
107th Argentina 59.44% -0.9%
108th Japan 59.44% 0.3%
109th El Salvador 59.40% -1.9%
110th Czechia 59.27% 0.0%
111th Latvia 59.23% -0.1%
112th Kyrgyz Republic 59.18% 1.2%
113th Cabo Verde 59.15% 0.0%
114th Luxembourg 58.98% 0.8%
115th Lithuania 58.93% 1.6%
116th Channel Islands 58.91% -0.7%
117th Fiji 58.89% -2.3%
118th Zambia 58.84% -0.1%
119th Portugal 58.78% -0.8%
120th Finland 58.74% -0.6%
121st Spain 58.73% -0.7%
122nd Saudi Arabia 58.41% 2.2%
123rd Togo 58.16% 0.0%
124th Slovenia 57.85% 0.4%
125th Poland 57.07% 0.6%
126th Sierra Leone 56.95% -1.6%
127th Bangladesh 56.82% -0.6%
128th European Union 56.70% 0.0%
129th Guinea 56.36% -1.2%
130th Ukraine 56.29% 0.0%
131st Virgin Islands (US) 56.27% -1.2%
132nd Uzbekistan 56.06% 0.3%
133rd French Polynesia 56.05% -0.2%
134th Guyana 55.90% -0.3%
135th France 55.76% -0.9%
136th Maldives 55.53% 1.2%
137th Cuba 55.40% 0.2%
138th Tonga 55.36% -0.5%
139th Malta 55.17% 2.0%
140th Hungary 55.01% 2.8%
141st Suriname 55.01% 1.0%
142nd Samoa 54.84% -0.1%
143rd North Macedonia 54.61% -0.1%
144th Bulgaria 53.97% 0.1%
145th Belgium 53.58% -0.1%
146th Albania 53.42% 1.9%
147th South Africa 53.31% 0.4%
148th India 53.21% -0.3%
149th Croatia 52.18% 2.8%
150th Montenegro 51.64% 4.5%
151st Serbia 51.60% 0.9%
152nd Sri Lanka 51.60% -0.9%
153rd Eswatini 51.38% -0.2%
154th Greece 51.23% -0.6%
155th Pakistan 51.00% -0.9%
156th Romania 50.52% 0.9%
157th Türkiye 50.51% -0.6%
158th Gabon 50.20% 0.6%
159th Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.07% -0.6%
160th Papua New Guinea 49.53% 0.3%
161st Libya 49.40% 0.2%
162nd Italy 48.73% 0.5%
163rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 48.12% -0.7%
164th Morocco 48.06% -0.5%
165th Gambia, The 47.85% -0.1%
166th Tunisia 47.61% -0.3%
167th Afghanistan 47.10% 0.1%
168th Lebanon 46.59% 1.0%
169th Senegal 45.99% -1.1%
170th Sudan 45.72% -2.3%
171st Comoros 44.47% 0.7%
172nd Turkmenistan 43.78% -1.1%
173rd Iraq 42.93% 2.3%
174th Algeria 42.60% -0.6%
175th Mauritania 42.57% -1.1%
176th West Bank and Gaza 42.12% 0.8%
177th Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.89% -0.6%
178th Tajikistan 40.50% -1.0%
179th Nepal 40.34% -0.4%
180th Puerto Rico (US) 38.29% -2.6%
181st Syrian Arab Republic 37.73% -0.1%
182nd Yemen, Republic of 36.97% -1.6%
183rd Jordan 36.40% -1.9%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.18% -0.1%
185th Djibouti 32.72% -0.4%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.02% 0.0%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation in 2014?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation in 2014 was 37.73%. This ranked 181st globally.

How did Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation change in 2014?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation decreased by 0.1% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2014?▾

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2014 at 86.75%.

What is the labor force participation of Syrian Arab Republic in 2014?▾

The labor force participation of Syrian Arab Republic in 2014 was 37.73%. This ranked 181st globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation?▾

Syrian Arab Republic's labor force participation went from 37.78% in 2013 to 37.73% in 2014, a 0.1% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Syrian Arab Republic matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2014. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 47.7%. View full analysis →

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