ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Iraq
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Iraq at 15.5% in 2025.
Iraq, 2025
15.5%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
14th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Iraq over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 15.5% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 15.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iraq has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Iraq
All statistics for Iraq
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
Employment-to-population ratio
35.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
8.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
26.5%
2025 · World Bank