Syrian Arab Republic Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Syrian Arab Republic youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 33.99%, a 1.82% decline from 2021.
  • Syrian Arab Republic youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 35.81%, a 1.57% decline from 2020.
  • Syrian Arab Republic youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 37.38%, a 4.23% increase from 2019.
  • Syrian Arab Republic youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 33.15%, a 0.66% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Syrian Arab Republic Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 33.99% -1.82%
2021 35.81% -1.57%
2020 37.38% 4.23%
2019 33.15% -0.66%
2018 33.81% -0.69%
2017 34.50% -0.82%
2016 35.32% -1.04%
2015 36.36% -0.67%
2014 37.03% 1.05%
2013 35.99% 1.63%
2012 34.36% 13.05%
2011 21.31% 0.60%
2010 20.71% 4.28%
2009 16.43% -5.86%
2008 22.29% 3.24%
2007 19.05% 1.32%
2006 17.73% -0.51%
2005 18.24% -0.56%
2004 18.80% -0.62%
2003 19.42% -1.23%
2002 20.65% -1.28%
2001 21.93% 3.75%
2000 18.19% 3.95%
1999 14.23% 0.55%
1998 13.68% 0.25%
1997 13.44% 0.23%
1996 13.20% 0.17%
1995 13.03% -0.63%
1994 13.66% 0.14%
1993 13.52% 0.89%
1992 12.63% 0.55%
1991 12.08% 12.08%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%