Iraq Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Iraq labor force participation rate for 2021 was 26.99%, a 0.15% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq labor force participation rate for 2020 was 26.84%, a 0.54% decline from 2019.
  • Iraq labor force participation rate for 2019 was 27.38%, a 0.22% decline from 2018.
  • Iraq labor force participation rate for 2018 was 27.60%, a 0.04% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
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Libya 16.20%
Iraq Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 26.99% 0.15%
2020 26.84% -0.54%
2019 27.38% -0.22%
2018 27.60% 0.04%
2017 27.56% -1.67%
2016 29.23% -0.93%
2015 30.15% -0.94%
2014 31.09% 0.57%
2013 30.52% 0.58%
2012 29.95% -0.31%
2011 30.26% -0.30%
2010 30.56% -0.30%
2009 30.85% -0.31%
2008 31.16% -0.32%
2007 31.48% -0.45%
2006 31.93% -0.46%
2005 32.38% -0.46%
2004 32.84% -0.46%
2003 33.30% -0.46%
2002 33.76% -0.46%
2001 34.22% -0.46%
2000 34.68% -0.46%
1999 35.14% -0.46%
1998 35.60% -0.45%
1997 36.05% -0.29%
1996 36.35% -0.14%
1995 36.48% -0.17%
1994 36.65% -0.10%
1993 36.75% -0.08%
1992 36.83% -0.34%
1991 37.17% -0.10%
1990 37.26% -0.10%