Iraq vs Paraguay: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Iraq
69.9%
in 2025
Paraguay
70.4%
in 2025
Iraq rank
104th
Paraguay rank
103rd
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Iraq
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 70.4% against 69.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 104th and Paraguay ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.4% | 35.0% | 3.4% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 50.3% | 36.1% | 14.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 38.5% | 22.7% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 68.8% | 45.0% | 23.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 53.7% | 14.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 58.7% | 9.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 61.5% | 8.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.6% | 1.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Iraq or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 70.4% against 69.9% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Iraq and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Paraguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Paraguay rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Iraq ranks 104th and Paraguay ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.