Work & Labour in Iraq 223 indicators covering work & labour for Iraq. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 7.5% 2025 down 12.2% 125th Share of male vs. female employment in services 64.2% 2025 up 1.3% 42nd Employment rate, men vs. women 63.0% 2025 down 5.5% 114th Employment rate 35.1% 2025 down 8.5% 176th Youth unemployment rate 32.0% 2025 up 49.7% 19th Population by labor force status 16.94 million people 2025 up 11.7% 25th Employee compensation as share of government spending 51.9% 2019 up 17.1% 5th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 31.63 2024 up 5.2% 72nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 203.69 Persons 2022 up 30.6% 60th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,574 Persons 2022 up 27.1% 21st Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 4.4% 2020 down 58.7% 7th Female labor force by age 19,785 people 2024 up 3.3% 123rd Labor force participation rate by age 27.1% 2024 down 12.5% 156th Female labor force participation rate by age 5.7% 2024 down 17.2% 187th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 31.7% 2024 up 59.4% 19th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0074 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 36th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0019 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.4% 77th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.7003 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.5% 126th Employment by status 68.4% 2024 up 0.2% 93rd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 68.4% 2024 up 0.2% 93rd Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.8062 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.0% 40th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.8062 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.0% 39th Annual growth of GDP per employed person -2.2% 2025 down 335.3% 177th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.85 2024 up 5.7% 12th Level of national compliance with labor rights 6.85 score 2024 up 5.7% 12th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 7.7% 2021 down 25.9% 173rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 58.5% 2021 down 11.8% 138th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 33.2% 2021 down 11.9% 176th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 17.2% 2021 down 31.6% 150th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 30.9% 2021 down 31.8% 114th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 2.6% 2021 down 36.0% 154th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 6 Co-inventions 2023 up 20.0% 86th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 45.3% 2020 up 16.5% 103rd Annual working hours per worker 1,583 hours per worker 2023 down 11.6% 115th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,583 hours per worker 2023 down 11.6% 115th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 16.2% 2021 up 103.1% 13th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,583 hours per worker 2023 down 11.6% 115th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.85 2024 up 5.7% 13th Own-account workers, total 21.8% 2016 down 3.0% 104th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 41.3% 2024 up 179.7% 104th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 19.5% 2024 up 207.8% 106th ← Previous Page 4 of 4