Labor force, total, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2657 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Iraq, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.2657 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.2657 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2327 units per person, in 1990.
That places Iraq 176th 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, total, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2327 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2333 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2336 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2342 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2348 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2353 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2358 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2361 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2364 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2368 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2371 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2375 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.238 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2385 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2392 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2399 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2408 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2417 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.242 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2424 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2424 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.242 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2484 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2549 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2566 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2586 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2525 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2502 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2475 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2479 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2457 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2589 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2619 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2635 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2657 units per person | +0.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2657 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2657 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2349 units per person | 0.2327 units per person | 0.2368 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2397 units per person | 0.2371 units per person | 0.2424 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2496 units per person | 0.242 units per person | 0.2586 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2573 units per person | 0.2457 units per person | 0.2657 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More education data for Iraq
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,363 (2007)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 818,729 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,944 (2007)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,985 (2007)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.04 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2004)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1713 units per person (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Iraq?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Iraq was 0.2657 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2657 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2327 units per person in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.