Employment in industry in Iraq
26.5% of employed people in Iraq worked in industry in 2025.
Iraq, 2025
26.5%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
30th of 182
Employment in industry in Iraq over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.5% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 26.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.8%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Iraq has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Employment in agriculture
8.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
65.3%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
41.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
10.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT