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Iraq
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#14out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

16.214.112.110.08.0199120082025Iraq · 2025: 15.49%Iraq

Analytical takeaways

  • Iraq records 15.49% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #14 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 8.64% in 1991 to 15.49% in 2025, a gain of 6.85%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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