Africa: Upper-middle income vs Iraq: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate
Africa: Upper-middle income
1.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq
2.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Africa: Upper-middle income rank
43rd
Iraq rank
40th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate over time
- Africa: Upper-middle income
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.73 % change on previous year against 1.19 % change on previous year in Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 1.54 % change on previous year.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.3 times Africa: Upper-middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iraq ahead.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 40th of 87 groups.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Upper-middle income | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.1122 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate, Africa: Upper-middle income or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.73 % change on previous year against 1.19 % change on previous year in Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate between Africa: Upper-middle income and Iraq?
- 1.54 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Upper-middle income and Iraq?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Africa: Upper-middle income and Iraq rank globally for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 40th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.