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Statistical Information
Skills around the World: Syria

Area: 18.517sqr km

Population: 19,405,000 (2008 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.45%

Population age distribution:

0-14:   26.30%
15-24:   21%
25-59:   35.4  %
60-64:   2.1%
65 +  :   3.6%

Literacy: 14.2%

Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Labour force growth rate: 2%

GDP growth rate: 4.5%

Age and employment:

Age group

Employed


 Unemployed
(previously employed)		 Unemployed Student
15-19 8.1 15.5 19.9 73.1
20-59 86.6 83.4 80 26.9
60-65 2.4 0.6 0.2 0
65+ 2.9 0.6 0.1 0

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