Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.5% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq peaked at 4.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Iraq 50th 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, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +345.2% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq was 4.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iraq ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, total (% of total 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).