Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 37.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq stood at 37.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq peaked at 48.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2018.
That places Iraq 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.7% | — |
| 1992 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 44.9% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 40.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 34.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Iraq was 37.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Iraq ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.