Labour force participation in Iraq
The ILO estimates that 41.5% of people aged 15 and over in Iraq were in the labour force in 2025.
Iraq, 2025
41.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
169th of 181
Labour force participation in Iraq over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Iraq | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.5% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 41.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.0%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iraq has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
Women's labour force participation
10.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
35.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
32.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
8.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.5%
2025 · World Bank