Iraq Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Iraq unemployment rate for 2023 was 15.53%, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
  • Iraq unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.59%, a 0.58% decline from 2021.
  • Iraq unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.17%, a 0.4% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.78%, a 1.63% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Iraq Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 15.53% -0.06%
2022 15.59% -0.58%
2021 16.17% 0.40%
2020 15.78% 1.63%
2019 14.14% 0.63%
2018 13.51% 0.49%
2017 13.02% 2.20%
2016 10.82% -0.02%
2015 10.84% 0.25%
2014 10.59% 1.38%
2013 9.21% 1.24%
2012 7.97% -0.22%
2011 8.19% -0.08%
2010 8.26% -0.15%
2009 8.41% -0.06%
2008 8.47% -0.18%
2007 8.65% 0.21%
2006 8.43% -0.16%
2005 8.60% -0.14%
2004 8.74% -0.23%
2003 8.97% 0.33%
2002 8.64% 0.35%
2001 8.29% 0.19%
2000 8.10% 0.05%
1999 8.04% -0.08%
1998 8.13% -0.19%
1997 8.32% -0.24%
1996 8.56% 0.07%
1995 8.49% 0.19%
1994 8.30% -0.14%
1993 8.44% 0.01%
1992 8.43% -0.28%
1991 8.71% -0.28%