Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 69.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq is 69.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq peaked at 72.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1996.
That places Iraq 88th 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.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.4% | — |
| 1992 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 62.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 69.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 69.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 62.9% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 65.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 69.4% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 69.0% | 69.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Iraq was 69.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Iraq ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.