Labor force, total, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2657 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Iraq, 1990β2025
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 178th out of 188 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.
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
- 175 Nepal 0.2824 units per person compare
- 176 Jordan 0.2796 units per person compare
- 177 Palestine, State of 0.2758 units per person compare
- 179 Syrian Arab Republic 0.264 units per person compare
- 180 Samoa 0.2634 units per person compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.2455 units per person compare
More education data for Iraq
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 286,890 (2007)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0101 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 178th out of 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.