Syria vs Zimbabwe: Labor force, total

Syria
6.76 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
6.85 million
in 2025
Syria rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
71st

Labor force, total over time

  • Syria
  • Zimbabwe
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 6.85 million against 6.76 million in Syria, a difference of 89,890.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Syria ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.