Iran vs Iraq: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)

Iran
63.0%
in 2025
Iraq
62.7%
in 2025
Iran rank
105th
Iraq rank
107th

Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Iran
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 63.0% against 62.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iraq ahead.

Iran ranks 105th and Iraq ranks 107th of 187 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 50.6% 52.5% 1.9% Iraq
2000s 45.6% 58.1% 12.5% Iraq
2010s 54.6% 61.7% 7.1% Iraq
2020s 61.5% 62.8% 1.2% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Iran or Iraq?
Iran, at 63.0% against 62.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Iran and Iraq?
0.3%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
Iran ranks 105th and Iraq ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.