Annual working hours per worker in Iraq
Iraq: Annual working hours per worker was 1,583 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 41.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 15.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 10.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 43.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 11.5% (2025)
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.