Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq stood at 31.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq peaked at 37.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2013.
That places Iraq 100th 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, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.6% | — |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 31.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 27.1% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.6% | 31.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iraq was 31.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Iraq ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.