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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Iraq

Female labor force participation rate in Iraq in 2025 — 10.94%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.43 pp.

2025 10.94% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 180of 182
Period maximum 14.65%2016
Period minimum 8.51%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Iraq, 1990–202581012141619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8.51%1991: 8.55%1992: 8.67%1993: 8.69%1994: 8.71%1995: 8.75%1996: 8.78%1997: 8.85%1998: 9.15%1999: 9.45%2000: 9.77%2001: 10.09%2002: 10.42%2003: 10.77%2004: 11.13%2005: 11.5%2006: 11.89%2007: 12.29%2008: 12.22%2009: 12.13%2010: 12.05%2011: 11.97%2012: 11.88%2013: 12.78%2014: 13.72%2015: 14.18%2016: 14.65%2017: 11.33%2018: 11.45%2019: 11.58%2020: 10.89%2021: 10.9%2022: 11.18%2023: 10.91%2024: 11%2025: 10.94%
Change over the period: +2.43 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Iraq 10.94%
World 48.94%
Middle East & North Africa 19.73%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.94 −0.07 pp
2024 11 +0.09 pp
2023 10.91 −0.27 pp
2022 11.18 +0.28 pp
2021 10.9 +0.02 pp
2020 10.89 −0.7 pp
2019 11.58 +0.14 pp
2018 11.45 +0.11 pp
2017 11.33 −3.32 pp
2016 14.65 +0.47 pp
2015 14.18 +0.46 pp
2014 13.72 +0.95 pp
2013 12.78 +0.89 pp
2012 11.88 −0.08 pp
2011 11.97 −0.08 pp
2010 12.05 −0.08 pp
2009 12.13 −0.08 pp
2008 12.22 −0.07 pp
2007 12.29 +0.4 pp
2006 11.89 +0.39 pp
2005 11.5 +0.37 pp
2004 11.13 +0.36 pp
2003 10.77 +0.35 pp
2002 10.42 +0.33 pp
2001 10.09 +0.32 pp
2000 9.77 +0.31 pp
1999 9.45 +0.31 pp
1998 9.15 +0.3 pp
1997 8.85 +0.07 pp
1996 8.78 +0.03 pp
1995 8.75 +0.04 pp
1994 8.71 +0.02 pp
1993 8.69 +0.03 pp
1992 8.67 +0.11 pp
1991 8.55 +0.04 pp
1990 8.51 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 62.28 QA Qatar 61.85 CY Cyprus 61.21 AZ Azerbaijan 60.76 GE Georgia 56.7 AE United Arab Emirates 53.03 AM Armenia 51.06 KW Kuwait 47.2 BH Bahrain 42.29 TR Türkiye 37.15 SA Saudi Arabia 33.57 OM Oman 29.96 JO Jordan 16.03 SY Syria 12.73 IQ Iraq 10.94 YE Yemen 4.66
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About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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