Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.9% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq peaked at 5.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
Iraq ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +334.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iraq ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.