Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iraq's labour force participation stands at 41.53% as of 2025-12-31, down from 41.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Iraq's labour force participation was 41.53%, down from 41.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Iraq's labour force participation was 41.56%, down from 41.63% in 2023.
In 2023, Iraq's labour force participation was 41.63%, up from 41.48% in 2022.
In 2022, Iraq's labour force participation was 41.48%, up from 39.66% in 2021.
In 2021, Iraq's labour force participation was 39.66%, down from 40.31% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.53% | -0.023% |
| 2024 | 41.56% | -0.072% |
| 2023 | 41.63% | +0.15% |
| 2022 | 41.48% | +1.82% |
| 2021 | 39.66% | -0.644% |
| 2020 | 40.31% | -0.215% |
| 2019 | 40.52% | -0.722% |
| 2018 | 41.24% | -0.646% |
| 2017 | 41.89% | -1.26% |
| 2016 | 43.15% | +0.11% |
| 2015 | 43.04% | +0.11% |
| 2014 | 42.93% | +0.974% |
| 2013 | 41.96% | +0.969% |
| 2012 | 40.99% | -0.145% |
| 2011 | 41.13% | -0.146% |
| 2010 | 41.28% | -0.145% |
| 2009 | 41.42% | -0.145% |
| 2008 | 41.57% | -0.146% |
| 2007 | 41.71% | -0.054% |
| 2006 | 41.77% | -0.055% |
| 2005 | 41.82% | -0.054% |
| 2004 | 41.88% | -0.055% |
| 2003 | 41.93% | -0.055% |
| 2002 | 41.99% | -0.054% |
| 2001 | 42.04% | -0.055% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -0.055% |
| 1999 | 42.15% | -0.054% |
| 1998 | 42.21% | -0.055% |
| 1997 | 42.26% | -0.055% |
| 1996 | 42.32% | -0.014% |
| 1995 | 42.33% | -0.026% |
| 1994 | 42.36% | -0.009% |
| 1993 | 42.36% | -0.013% |
| 1992 | 42.38% | -0.075% |
| 1991 | 42.45% | -0.01% |
| 1990 | 42.46% | — |
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Iraq's labour force participation is 41.53% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 41.56% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 43.15% (2016); the lowest is 39.66% (2021), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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