Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq
Iraq: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq is 0.7003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq peaked at 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5216 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5229 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.5263 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5216 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5277 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5587 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5723 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.593 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6222 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6429 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6557 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6717 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6415 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6393 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6354 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6133 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6193 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6765 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7003 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.7003 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.7003 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5289 units per square kilometre | 0.5216 units per square kilometre | 0.5461 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6233 units per square kilometre | 0.5587 units per square kilometre | 0.6717 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6523 units per square kilometre | 0.6133 units per square kilometre | 0.7003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 123 Iran 0.7573 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Fiji 0.7329 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.7019 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.6894 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Zimbabwe 0.6769 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 United States 0.6736 units per square kilometre 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq was 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7003 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5216 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Iraq ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.