Labor force, female in Iraq
Iraq: Labor force, female was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Iraq is 13.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Iraq peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1990.
That places Iraq 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Iraq
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3 % change on previous year (2005)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 197,420 (2007)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,470 (2007)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 153,711 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 271,197 (2005)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.99 % change on previous year (2005)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Iraq?
- Labor force, female in Iraq was 13.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for labor force, female?
- Iraq ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.