Employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq stood at 4.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq peaked at 4.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Iraq 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +343.7% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 | +343.7% | 0.8% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 74 Algeria 5.1% compare
- 75 Macau, China 5.0% compare
- 76 Sweden 5.0% compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.9% compare
- 79 Morocco 4.9% compare
- 80 United States Virgin Islands 4.9% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Iraq ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).