Iraq Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Iraq youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 32.23%, a 0.03% decline from 2022.
  • Iraq youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 32.26%, a 3.36% decline from 2021.
  • Iraq youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 35.62%, a 1.17% increase from 2020.
  • Iraq youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 34.45%, a 4.86% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
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Iraq Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 32.23% -0.03%
2022 32.26% -3.36%
2021 35.62% 1.17%
2020 34.45% 4.86%
2019 29.59% 2.29%
2018 27.30% 2.03%
2017 25.27% 2.82%
2016 22.44% 1.09%
2015 21.36% 1.43%
2014 19.92% 2.01%
2013 17.92% 1.80%
2012 16.12% -0.36%
2011 16.48% -0.13%
2010 16.61% -0.24%
2009 16.86% -0.11%
2008 16.97% -0.30%
2007 17.27% 0.41%
2006 16.86% -0.15%
2005 17.01% -0.11%
2004 17.12% -0.23%
2003 17.35% 0.61%
2002 16.74% 0.65%
2001 16.08% 0.42%
2000 15.66% 0.21%
1999 15.45% 0.00%
1998 15.45% -0.16%
1997 15.61% -0.27%
1996 15.88% 0.19%
1995 15.69% 0.36%
1994 15.33% -0.15%
1993 15.48% 0.07%
1992 15.41% -0.36%
1991 15.77% -0.36%