Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq is 1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq peaked at 1.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Iraq ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +386.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +386.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | -33.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iraq was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).