Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq
Iraq: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 68.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq stood at 68.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq peaked at 71.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 1996.
Iraq ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total (% of total employment) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.1% | — |
| 1992 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 61.7% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.1% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 68.0% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Iraq was 68.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 1996.
- How does Iraq rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iraq ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.