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Iraq: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

43.35percent · 2025-3.1% since 2015

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: modeled ILO estimate. Annual figures for Iraq from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202543.355
202443.375
202343.445
202243.3
202141.507
202042.121
201942.285
201842.929
201743.51
201644.775
201544.72
201444.665
201343.648
201242.645
201142.8
201042.954
200943.108
200843.263
200743.421
200643.443
200543.461
200443.477
200343.49
200243.5
200143.507
200043.511
199943.512
199843.508
199743.5
199643.533
199543.553
199443.577
199343.597
199243.619
199143.649
199043.677

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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