Annual working hours per worker in Iraq
Iraq: Annual working hours per worker was 1,583 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,583 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
115th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,954 hours per worker
in 2005
All-time low
1,576 hours per worker
in 2021
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Iraq, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Iraq stood at 1,583 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Iraq peaked at 1,954 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,576 hours per worker, in 2021.
That places Iraq 115th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Iraq, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,954 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,945 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,944 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,917 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,890 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,866 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,841 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,815 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,791 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,764 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,741 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,719 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,683 hours per worker | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,656 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,634 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,582 hours per worker | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,576 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,586 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,583 hours per worker | -0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,583 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,583 hours per worker is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,246 hours per worker, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,930 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 1,954 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,751 hours per worker | 1,634 hours per worker | 1,866 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,582 hours per worker | 1,576 hours per worker | 1,586 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 112 Slovenia 1,588 hours per worker compare
- 113 Chad 1,585 hours per worker compare
- 114 Rwanda 1,584 hours per worker compare
- 116 Switzerland 1,529 hours per worker compare
- 117 United Kingdom 1,523 hours per worker compare
- 118 Mozambique 1,507 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Iraq
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1833 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2038 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 65,560 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,931 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 50,009 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,640 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 100,649 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Iraq?
- Annual working hours per worker in Iraq was 1,583 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,954 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,576 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Iraq ranks 115th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.