Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iraq's unemployment rate stands at 15.49% as of 2025-12-31, up from 15.29% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Iraq's unemployment rate was 15.49%, up from 15.29% in 2024.
In 2024, Iraq's unemployment rate was 15.29%, up from 15.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Iraq's unemployment rate was 15.24%, down from 15.41% in 2022.
In 2022, Iraq's unemployment rate was 15.41%, down from 16.17% in 2021.
In 2021, Iraq's unemployment rate was 16.17%, up from 15.77% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.49% | +0.192% |
| 2024 | 15.29% | +0.054% |
| 2023 | 15.24% | -0.171% |
| 2022 | 15.41% | -0.763% |
| 2021 | 16.17% | +0.407% |
| 2020 | 15.77% | +1.67% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +0.638% |
| 2018 | 13.46% | +0.438% |
| 2017 | 13.02% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.82% | -0.045% |
| 2015 | 10.87% | +0.275% |
| 2014 | 10.59% | +1.37% |
| 2013 | 9.22% | +1.26% |
| 2012 | 7.97% | -0.228% |
| 2011 | 8.19% | -0.074% |
| 2010 | 8.27% | -0.148% |
| 2009 | 8.42% | -0.051% |
| 2008 | 8.47% | -0.18% |
| 2007 | 8.65% | +0.235% |
| 2006 | 8.41% | -0.159% |
| 2005 | 8.57% | -0.145% |
| 2004 | 8.72% | -0.244% |
| 2003 | 8.96% | +0.34% |
| 2002 | 8.62% | +0.37% |
| 2001 | 8.25% | +0.211% |
| 2000 | 8.04% | +0.059% |
| 1999 | 7.98% | -0.085% |
| 1998 | 8.06% | -0.205% |
| 1997 | 8.27% | -0.247% |
| 1996 | 8.52% | +0.085% |
| 1995 | 8.43% | +0.21% |
| 1994 | 8.22% | -0.139% |
| 1993 | 8.36% | +0.014% |
| 1992 | 8.35% | -0.293% |
| 1991 | 8.64% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Iraq's unemployment rate is 15.49% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 15.29% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.17% (2021); the lowest is 7.97% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.