Unemployment Rate in Iraq increased to 15.50 percent in 2025 from 15.30 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Iraq averaged 10.28 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 16.20 percent in 2021 and a record low of 8.00 percent in 1999. source: International Labor Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Iraq is expected to reach 14.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Iraq Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 14.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 46.04 45.50 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 15.50 15.30 percent Dec 2025


Iraq Unemployment Rate
In Iraq, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
15.50 15.30 16.20 8.00 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly