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Unemployment, total % of labor force

Share of the labor force that is without work but available and seeking employment.

Trend

Latest values

Period Area Value Unit
2025 Jordan 16.54 % of labor force
2025 Syrian Arab Republic 13.57 % of labor force
2025 Iraq 15.49 % of labor force
2025 Türkiye 8.52 % of labor force
2024 Jordan 16.69 % of labor force
2024 Iraq 15.29 % of labor force
2024 Türkiye 8.80 % of labor force
2024 Syrian Arab Republic 13.36 % of labor force
2023 Türkiye 9.39 % of labor force
2023 Lebanon 10.99 % of labor force
2023 Jordan 16.62 % of labor force
2023 Iraq 15.24 % of labor force
2023 Syrian Arab Republic 13.27 % of labor force
2022 Iraq 15.41 % of labor force
2022 Türkiye 10.47 % of labor force
2022 Syrian Arab Republic 13.25 % of labor force
2022 Jordan 18.20 % of labor force
2022 Lebanon 11.11 % of labor force
2021 Türkiye 11.97 % of labor force
2021 Jordan 19.84 % of labor force
2021 Iraq 16.17 % of labor force
2021 Lebanon 12.72 % of labor force
2021 Syrian Arab Republic 14.89 % of labor force
2020 Jordan 19.21 % of labor force
2020 Syrian Arab Republic 15.18 % of labor force
2020 Türkiye 13.15 % of labor force
2020 Iraq 15.77 % of labor force
2020 Lebanon 13.25 % of labor force
2019 Lebanon 11.30 % of labor force
2019 Türkiye 13.73 % of labor force
2019 Syrian Arab Republic 13.37 % of labor force
2019 Jordan 16.80 % of labor force
2019 Iraq 14.10 % of labor force
2018 Jordan 18.26 % of labor force
2018 Lebanon 10.76 % of labor force
2018 Türkiye 10.96 % of labor force
2018 Syrian Arab Republic 13.51 % of labor force
2018 Iraq 13.46 % of labor force
2017 Jordan 18.12 % of labor force
2017 Syrian Arab Republic 13.60 % of labor force
2017 Türkiye 10.92 % of labor force
2017 Lebanon 10.26 % of labor force
2017 Iraq 13.02 % of labor force
2016 Türkiye 10.90 % of labor force
2016 Lebanon 9.79 % of labor force
2016 Jordan 15.28 % of labor force
2016 Iraq 10.82 % of labor force
2016 Syrian Arab Republic 13.80 % of labor force
2015 Lebanon 9.31 % of labor force
2015 Iraq 10.87 % of labor force
2015 Jordan 13.08 % of labor force
2015 Türkiye 10.30 % of labor force
2015 Syrian Arab Republic 14.24 % of labor force
2014 Jordan 11.90 % of labor force
2014 Syrian Arab Republic 14.78 % of labor force
2014 Lebanon 8.84 % of labor force
2014 Iraq 10.59 % of labor force
2014 Türkiye 9.90 % of labor force
2013 Lebanon 8.48 % of labor force
2013 Jordan 12.60 % of labor force
2013 Iraq 9.22 % of labor force
2013 Türkiye 9.71 % of labor force
2013 Syrian Arab Republic 14.50 % of labor force
2012 Jordan 12.20 % of labor force
2012 Türkiye 9.21 % of labor force
2012 Syrian Arab Republic 13.80 % of labor force
2012 Lebanon 7.95 % of labor force
2012 Iraq 7.97 % of labor force
2011 Türkiye 9.79 % of labor force
2011 Syrian Arab Republic 8.63 % of labor force
2011 Lebanon 7.35 % of labor force
2011 Jordan 12.90 % of labor force
2011 Iraq 8.19 % of labor force
2010 Iraq 8.27 % of labor force
2010 Jordan 12.50 % of labor force
2010 Syrian Arab Republic 8.61 % of labor force
2010 Lebanon 6.77 % of labor force
2010 Türkiye 11.88 % of labor force
2009 Iraq 8.42 % of labor force
2009 Syrian Arab Republic 8.14 % of labor force
2009 Lebanon 6.36 % of labor force
2009 Türkiye 14.03 % of labor force
2009 Jordan 12.90 % of labor force
2008 Syrian Arab Republic 10.94 % of labor force
2008 Lebanon 7.67 % of labor force
2008 Türkiye 10.97 % of labor force
2008 Iraq 8.47 % of labor force
2008 Jordan 12.70 % of labor force
2007 Türkiye 10.29 % of labor force
2007 Iraq 8.65 % of labor force
2007 Jordan 13.10 % of labor force
2007 Lebanon 8.98 % of labor force
2007 Syrian Arab Republic 8.42 % of labor force
2006 Türkiye 10.23 % of labor force
2006 Iraq 8.41 % of labor force
2006 Lebanon 8.68 % of labor force
2006 Syrian Arab Republic 8.17 % of labor force
2006 Jordan 14.00 % of labor force
2005 Türkiye 10.64 % of labor force
2005 Iraq 8.57 % of labor force
2005 Syrian Arab Republic 8.81 % of labor force
2005 Jordan 14.80 % of labor force
2005 Lebanon 8.25 % of labor force
2004 Jordan 14.63 % of labor force
2004 Syrian Arab Republic 9.51 % of labor force
2004 Lebanon 7.85 % of labor force
2004 Iraq 8.72 % of labor force
2004 Türkiye 10.84 % of labor force
2003 Syrian Arab Republic 10.28 % of labor force
2003 Jordan 14.50 % of labor force
2003 Türkiye 10.54 % of labor force
2003 Iraq 8.96 % of labor force
2003 Lebanon 8.06 % of labor force
2002 Lebanon 8.25 % of labor force
2002 Syrian Arab Republic 10.94 % of labor force
2002 Jordan 15.30 % of labor force
2002 Iraq 8.62 % of labor force
2002 Türkiye 10.36 % of labor force
2001 Jordan 14.70 % of labor force
2001 Syrian Arab Republic 11.63 % of labor force
2001 Lebanon 8.50 % of labor force
2001 Iraq 8.25 % of labor force
2001 Türkiye 8.38 % of labor force
2000 Türkiye 6.50 % of labor force
2000 Jordan 13.70 % of labor force
2000 Lebanon 8.64 % of labor force
2000 Syrian Arab Republic 9.59 % of labor force
2000 Iraq 8.04 % of labor force
1999 Lebanon 8.79 % of labor force
1999 Iraq 7.98 % of labor force
1999 Türkiye 7.69 % of labor force
1999 Jordan 13.76 % of labor force
1999 Syrian Arab Republic 7.60 % of labor force
1998 Türkiye 6.89 % of labor force
1998 Jordan 13.84 % of labor force
1998 Iraq 8.06 % of labor force
1998 Syrian Arab Republic 7.38 % of labor force
1998 Lebanon 8.57 % of labor force
1997 Türkiye 6.84 % of labor force
1997 Jordan 13.74 % of labor force
1997 Syrian Arab Republic 7.31 % of labor force
1997 Iraq 8.27 % of labor force
1997 Lebanon 8.62 % of labor force
1996 Lebanon 8.41 % of labor force
1996 Iraq 8.52 % of labor force
1996 Syrian Arab Republic 7.22 % of labor force
1996 Jordan 13.70 % of labor force
1996 Türkiye 6.63 % of labor force
1995 Lebanon 8.42 % of labor force
1995 Syrian Arab Republic 7.20 % of labor force
1995 Iraq 8.43 % of labor force
1995 Türkiye 7.64 % of labor force
1995 Jordan 14.60 % of labor force
1994 Türkiye 8.58 % of labor force
1994 Jordan 16.89 % of labor force
1994 Lebanon 8.32 % of labor force
1994 Iraq 8.22 % of labor force
1994 Syrian Arab Republic 7.50 % of labor force
1993 Iraq 8.36 % of labor force
1993 Lebanon 8.23 % of labor force
1993 Türkiye 8.96 % of labor force
1993 Syrian Arab Republic 7.40 % of labor force
1993 Jordan 19.70 % of labor force
1992 Iraq 8.35 % of labor force
1992 Lebanon 8.23 % of labor force
1992 Jordan 19.95 % of labor force
1992 Syrian Arab Republic 6.95 % of labor force
1992 Türkiye 8.51 % of labor force
1991 Türkiye 8.21 % of labor force
1991 Syrian Arab Republic 6.75 % of labor force
1991 Jordan 21.44 % of labor force
1991 Lebanon 8.59 % of labor force
1991 Iraq 8.64 % of labor force

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Syria Data Observatory, “Unemployment, total % of labor force”. Dataset: World Bank Syria country indicators. Original source: World Bank. Version: 20260721172712-906436523b19. Last source check: 2026-08-30. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/world-bank-sl-uem-totl-zs.

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