Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Iraq

Employment in industry in Iraq in 2025 — 26.5%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3 pp.

2025 26.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 182
Period maximum 27%2022
Period minimum 23.1%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Iraq, 1991–202523242526272819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.5%1992: 23.4%1993: 23.3%1994: 23.3%1995: 23.1%1996: 23.4%1997: 23.8%1998: 24.7%1999: 25.4%2000: 26.1%2001: 25.9%2002: 25.3%2003: 24.7%2004: 24.1%2005: 24.1%2006: 24.2%2007: 23.8%2008: 24%2009: 23.9%2010: 24.3%2011: 24.6%2012: 25.5%2013: 25.9%2014: 25.9%2015: 25.8%2016: 26.4%2017: 26.2%2018: 26.2%2019: 26.3%2020: 26.2%2021: 26.5%2022: 27%2023: 26.6%2024: 26.8%2025: 26.5%
Change over the period: +3 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 26.5%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Employment in industry — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.5 −0.2 pp
2024 26.8 +0.1 pp
2023 26.6 −0.4 pp
2022 27 +0.5 pp
2021 26.5 +0.4 pp
2020 26.2 −0.2 pp
2019 26.3 +0.2 pp
2018 26.2 −0 pp
2017 26.2 −0.2 pp
2016 26.4 +0.6 pp
2015 25.8 −0.1 pp
2014 25.9 −0 pp
2013 25.9 +0.4 pp
2012 25.5 +0.9 pp
2011 24.6 +0.3 pp
2010 24.3 +0.4 pp
2009 23.9 −0.1 pp
2008 24 +0.3 pp
2007 23.8 −0.4 pp
2006 24.2 +0 pp
2005 24.1 −0 pp
2004 24.1 −0.6 pp
2003 24.7 −0.6 pp
2002 25.3 −0.7 pp
2001 25.9 −0.2 pp
2000 26.1 +0.7 pp
1999 25.4 +0.7 pp
1998 24.7 +0.9 pp
1997 23.8 +0.4 pp
1996 23.4 +0.3 pp
1995 23.1 −0.2 pp
1994 23.3 −0 pp
1993 23.3 −0.1 pp
1992 23.4 −0.1 pp
1991 23.5

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.