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Women in the labour force

10.937%latest · 2025

LATEST ON WORLD BANK · 2025-12 · CHECKED 2026-09-28

The share of working-age Iraqi women who are in the labour force at all — around one in ten, among the lowest rates in the world. The single starkest number in Iraq’s economy.

VS PREVIOUS−0.1 ppHIGH · FULL RECORD14.65%2016LOW · FULL RECORD8.512%1990OBSERVATIONS36
8%10%12%14%16%19901999200720162025
10.937% · 2025-12-31 · LATEST
Women in the labour force · Iraq Monitor