Work & Labour in Iraq 223 indicators covering work & labour for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 74.5% 2025 up 2.2% 93rd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.5% 2025 up 2.9% 31st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.4% 2025 up 0.8% 68th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.6% 2025 down 3.2% 73rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 4.9% 2025 up 13.9% 74th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 4.0% 2025 up 25.9% 67th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 12.7% 2025 up 13.4% 54th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 68.3% 2025 up 0.3% 94th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 69.0% 2025 down 0.5% 88th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 62.7% 2025 up 3.5% 107th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 31.7% 2025 down 0.7% 94th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 31.0% 2025 up 1.2% 100th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 37.3% 2025 down 5.4% 81st Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.5% 2025 up 23.0% 50th Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.9% 2025 up 19.5% 77th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 up 14.6% 131st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 1.8% 178th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 1.8% 178th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 27.1% 2025 down 3.8% 97th GDP per person employed 54,291 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 8.1% 75th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.4% 106th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.4% 106th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.8% 40th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year 2025 down 12.8% 40th GDP per employed person 54,291 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 8.1% 75th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.589 2027 down 27.6% 164th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.589 2027 down 27.6% 164th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0381 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.5% 63rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0272 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.7% 111th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 107.42 2025 up 21.4% 131st Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 8.2% 2023 down 18.2% 119th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 0.3 2025 down 78.4% 170th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 10.77 2021 down 9.5% 193rd Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 10.77 2021 down 9.5% 193rd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 10.77 2021 down 9.5% 193rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 116th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 116th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.4045 % change on previous year 2023 up 90.3% 39th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 39.66 2021 down 3.2% 206th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 16.2% 2021 up 103.1% 10th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 14.3% 2021 up 98.7% 11th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 28.3% 2021 up 127.8% 5th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 41.2 2026 down 9.9% 131st Labour income share as a percent of GDP 41.2 2026 down 9.9% 131st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.76 2027 up 15.9% 22nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 22.76 2027 up 15.9% 22nd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 339,519 2027 up 21.9% 62nd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 11.24 2027 down 9.3% 183rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 30.35 2027 down 5.9% 177th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.3 2027 up 9.0% 34th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 928.99 2027 up 41.2% 39th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 8,488 2027 up 21.9% 62nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 37.33 2027 down 2.6% 13th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 3,656 2027 up 21.9% 16th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% 2021 down 4.5% 119th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 10.8% 2021 down 9.5% 195th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 39.7% 2021 down 3.2% 194th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 10.8% 2021 down 9.5% 193rd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 10.8% 2021 down 9.5% 193rd ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →