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

Latest (2023)
0.7003 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
126th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.7003 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5216 units per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq, 2005–2023

00.20.40.60.82005201420232005: 0.523 units per square kilometre2006: 0.526 units per square kilometre2007: 0.522 units per square kilometre2008: 0.528 units per square kilometre2009: 0.546 units per square kilometre2010: 0.559 units per square kilometre2011: 0.572 units per square kilometre2012: 0.593 units per square kilometre2013: 0.622 units per square kilometre2014: 0.643 units per square kilometre2015: 0.656 units per square kilometre2016: 0.672 units per square kilometre2017: 0.641 units per square kilometre2018: 0.639 units per square kilometre2019: 0.635 units per square kilometre2020: 0.613 units per square kilometre2021: 0.619 units per square kilometre2022: 0.676 units per square kilometre2023: 0.7 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Iraq, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 123 Iran 0.7573 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 124 Fiji 0.7329 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 125 Guinea 0.7019 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 127 Tajikistan 0.6894 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 128 Zimbabwe 0.6769 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 129 United States 0.6736 units per square kilometre compare

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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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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/iraq/

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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.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.