Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Syria

Employment in industry in Syria in 2025 — 25.2%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2025 25.2% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 182
Period maximum 33.6%2009
Period minimum 25%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Syria, 1991–20252527.53032.53519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 25%1992: 25.6%1993: 26.6%1994: 31.3%1995: 30.5%1996: 30.2%1997: 29.5%1998: 28.9%1999: 28.3%2000: 26.1%2001: 25.7%2002: 25.7%2003: 25.6%2004: 26.5%2005: 27.4%2006: 28.3%2007: 29.1%2008: 33%2009: 33.6%2010: 32.5%2011: 31.4%2012: 29.2%2013: 27.5%2014: 26.8%2015: 26.5%2016: 26%2017: 25.9%2018: 25.9%2019: 25.5%2020: 26.1%2021: 26.4%2022: 25.8%2023: 25.8%2024: 25.4%2025: 25.2%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 25.2%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.4%
Employment in industry — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.2 −0.2 pp
2024 25.4 −0.3 pp
2023 25.8 −0 pp
2022 25.8 −0.6 pp
2021 26.4 +0.3 pp
2020 26.1 +0.6 pp
2019 25.5 −0.4 pp
2018 25.9 −0 pp
2017 25.9 −0.1 pp
2016 26 −0.6 pp
2015 26.5 −0.3 pp
2014 26.8 −0.7 pp
2013 27.5 −1.6 pp
2012 29.2 −2.3 pp
2011 31.4 −1.1 pp
2010 32.5 −1.1 pp
2009 33.6 +0.6 pp
2008 33 +3.9 pp
2007 29.1 +0.8 pp
2006 28.3 +0.9 pp
2005 27.4 +0.9 pp
2004 26.5 +0.9 pp
2003 25.6 −0.1 pp
2002 25.7 −0 pp
2001 25.7 −0.4 pp
2000 26.1 −2.2 pp
1999 28.3 −0.6 pp
1998 28.9 −0.6 pp
1997 29.5 −0.7 pp
1996 30.2 −0.3 pp
1995 30.5 −0.8 pp
1994 31.3 +4.6 pp
1993 26.6 +1 pp
1992 25.6 +0.6 pp
1991 25 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.