Iraq vs North America: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Iraq
- North America
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 26.5% against 18.9% in North America, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North America ahead.
Iraq ranks 31st and North America ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.4% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.0% | 2.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.7% | 6.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 19.2% | 7.4% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Iraq or North America?
- Iraq, at 26.5% against 18.9% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Iraq and North America?
- 7.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and North America rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Iraq ranks 31st and North America ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).