Iraq - Unemployment Rate 2005
8.57%
−0.15pp from 2004
Iraq's unemployment rate was 8.57% in 2005, decreased +0.15pp from 8.72% in 2004. This was the 121st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2005▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.58% | -92.4% |
| 2nd | Chad | 0.66% | -1.3% |
| 3rd | Myanmar | 0.67% | -0.7% |
| 4th | Benin | 0.86% | 8.7% |
| 5th | Qatar | 0.87% | 0.0% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 1.02% | -4.0% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 1.06% | 5.7% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 1.35% | -9.9% |
| 9th | Thailand | 1.35% | -35.7% |
| 10th | Mali | 1.37% | -3.3% |
| 11th | Kuwait | 1.46% | -14.4% |
| 12th | Solomon Islands | 1.88% | -7.3% |
| 13th | Uganda | 1.90% | -29.6% |
| 14th | Cuba | 1.95% | 5.2% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | 2.08% | -62.9% |
| 16th | Papua New Guinea | 2.39% | -5.6% |
| 17th | Liberia | 2.41% | -0.5% |
| 18th | Tonga | 2.54% | -34.5% |
| 19th | Iceland | 2.55% | -25.5% |
| 20th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.60% | -69.2% |
| 21st | Madagascar | 2.62% | -33.7% |
| 22nd | Senegal | 2.68% | -3.5% |
| 23rd | Kenya | 2.74% | -3.7% |
| 24th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.82% | -67.0% |
| 25th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.95% | -0.9% |
| 26th | Mozambique | 3.04% | 2.8% |
| 27th | Guatemala | 3.06% | 3.0% |
| 28th | Bhutan | 3.10% | 24.0% |
| 29th | Niger | 3.10% | 12.7% |
| 30th | United Arab Emirates | 3.12% | 5.2% |
| 31st | Burundi | 3.16% | -0.5% |
| 32nd | Guinea-Bissau | 3.18% | -1.3% |
| 33rd | Tanzania | 3.19% | 2.8% |
| 34th | Tajikistan | 3.45% | 56.8% |
| 35th | Korea | 3.48% | -4.8% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 3.53% | -0.6% |
| 37th | Mexico | 3.56% | -9.2% |
| 38th | San Marino | 3.56% | 5.9% |
| 39th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.58% | -1.2% |
| 40th | Timor-Leste | 3.61% | -1.6% |
| 41st | Seychelles | 3.62% | 2.6% |
| 42nd | Nigeria | 3.73% | 3.8% |
| 43rd | Sierra Leone | 3.73% | 9.2% |
| 44th | Liechtenstein | 3.74% | 7.8% |
| 45th | Ecuador | 3.78% | -47.7% |
| 46th | Philippines | 3.80% | -67.9% |
| 47th | New Zealand | 3.81% | -5.4% |
| 48th | Fiji | 3.89% | -46.4% |
| 49th | Burkina Faso | 4.00% | 14.9% |
| 50th | Togo | 4.15% | 3.9% |
| 51st | Macao SAR, China | 4.16% | -14.7% |
| 52nd | Ireland | 4.24% | -10.8% |
| 53rd | Bangladesh | 4.25% | -1.5% |
| 54th | Norway | 4.38% | -2.0% |
| 55th | Cameroon | 4.40% | -13.5% |
| 56th | Switzerland | 4.44% | 14.4% |
| 57th | Japan | 4.45% | -6.1% |
| 58th | Luxembourg | 4.49% | 21.6% |
| 59th | China | 4.52% | 0.7% |
| 60th | Comoros | 4.53% | -1.0% |
| 61st | Oman | 4.59% | -2.2% |
| 62nd | Zimbabwe | 4.63% | 5.5% |
| 63rd | Guinea | 4.81% | 2.2% |
| 64th | Paraguay | 4.83% | -25.9% |
| 65th | Denmark | 4.83% | -12.5% |
| 66th | Peru | 4.87% | -48.4% |
| 67th | United Kingdom | 4.88% | 2.8% |
| 68th | Honduras | 4.91% | -18.0% |
| 69th | Malawi | 4.94% | -0.6% |
| 70th | Australia | 5.04% | -6.6% |
| 71st | United States | 5.08% | -8.3% |
| 72nd | Samoa | 5.21% | 1.0% |
| 73rd | Nicaragua | 5.37% | -17.9% |
| 74th | Cyprus | 5.48% | 18.5% |
| 75th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.58% | -18.8% |
| 76th | Singapore | 5.59% | 66.9% |
| 77th | Moldova | 5.63% | -30.5% |
| 78th | Austria | 5.68% | -3.3% |
| 79th | Central African Republic | 5.69% | -0.7% |
| 80th | Eritrea | 5.72% | 0.3% |
| 81st | Ghana | 5.82% | -13.9% |
| 82nd | Channel Islands | 5.83% | -0.3% |
| 83rd | Netherlands | 5.87% | -13.3% |
| 84th | Panama | 5.97% | -49.2% |
| 85th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.97% | 2.2% |
| 86th | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.02% | 1.8% |
| 87th | Saudi Arabia | 6.05% | 3.9% |
| 88th | Slovenia | 6.51% | 2.9% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 6.58% | -46.1% |
| 90th | Dominican Republic | 6.59% | -16.4% |
| 91st | Costa Rica | 6.75% | 3.9% |
| 92nd | Canada | 6.76% | -5.5% |
| 93rd | Malta | 6.92% | -4.1% |
| 94th | Guam | 7.00% | -9.1% |
| 95th | Mongolia | 7.02% | 2.4% |
| 96th | Uzbekistan | 7.09% | 97.0% |
| 97th | Russian Federation | 7.12% | -7.9% |
| 98th | Romania | 7.17% | -10.1% |
| 99th | Ukraine | 7.18% | -16.4% |
| 100th | Hungary | 7.19% | 17.4% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 7.22% | 4.3% |
| 102nd | Azerbaijan | 7.26% | -9.1% |
| 103rd | Maldives | 7.31% | 18.9% |
| 104th | Turkmenistan | 7.50% | -11.0% |
| 105th | India | 7.55% | -0.6% |
| 106th | Portugal | 7.58% | 2.6% |
| 107th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.67% | 0.1% |
| 108th | Sri Lanka | 7.67% | -7.6% |
| 109th | Italy | 7.73% | -3.7% |
| 110th | Sweden | 7.81% | 3.9% |
| 111th | Afghanistan | 7.88% | 1.1% |
| 112th | Czechia | 7.93% | -5.0% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 7.95% | -19.4% |
| 114th | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.95% | -4.7% |
| 115th | Estonia | 8.03% | -20.8% |
| 116th | Vanuatu | 8.12% | -3.7% |
| 117th | Kazakhstan | 8.13% | -2.9% |
| 118th | Lebanon | 8.25% | 5.1% |
| 119th | Lithuania | 8.33% | -23.5% |
| 120th | Belgium | 8.44% | 0.7% |
| 121st | Iraq | 8.57% | -1.7% |
| 122nd | Belarus | 8.76% | 19.2% |
| 123rd | Aruba | 8.80% | -7.4% |
| 124th | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.81% | -28.3% |
| 125th | France | 8.88% | 0.1% |
| 126th | Barbados | 9.08% | -5.2% |
| 127th | Spain | 9.15% | -16.6% |
| 128th | Suriname | 9.30% | 11.0% |
| 129th | Chile | 9.34% | -6.8% |
| 130th | Mauritius | 9.52% | 13.4% |
| 131st | Mauritania | 9.59% | -1.8% |
| 132nd | Finland | 9.60% | 8.2% |
| 133rd | European Union | 9.63% | -2.3% |
| 134th | Gambia, The | 9.92% | -0.3% |
| 135th | Latvia | 10.03% | -14.6% |
| 136th | Greece | 10.07% | -5.0% |
| 137th | Bulgaria | 10.08% | -17.3% |
| 138th | Bahamas, The | 10.20% | 0.0% |
| 139th | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.23% | -0.4% |
| 140th | Brazil | 10.55% | 4.8% |
| 141st | Armenia | 10.58% | -66.5% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 10.59% | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Türkiye | 10.64% | 9.8% |
| 144th | Belize | 10.91% | -5.9% |
| 145th | Morocco | 11.01% | 1.9% |
| 146th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 11.05% | 5.0% |
| 147th | Colombia | 11.06% | -19.1% |
| 148th | Guyana | 11.09% | -1.7% |
| 149th | Germany | 11.19% | 8.3% |
| 150th | Israel | 11.34% | -12.1% |
| 151st | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.35% | 7.1% |
| 152nd | Argentina | 11.51% | -15.6% |
| 153rd | French Polynesia | 11.72% | 0.2% |
| 154th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.81% | -4.0% |
| 155th | Rwanda | 11.84% | 1.2% |
| 156th | Uruguay | 12.01% | -10.0% |
| 157th | Yemen, Republic of | 12.21% | 0.7% |
| 158th | South Sudan | 12.27% | 0.1% |
| 159th | Croatia | 12.60% | -29.2% |
| 160th | Tunisia | 12.87% | -9.6% |
| 161st | Cabo Verde | 13.44% | -31.1% |
| 162nd | Georgia | 13.81% | -0.6% |
| 163rd | Haiti | 14.56% | 8.5% |
| 164th | Jordan | 14.80% | 0.7% |
| 165th | Algeria | 15.27% | -13.5% |
| 166th | Sudan | 15.55% | -3.9% |
| 167th | New Caledonia | 15.78% | -3.3% |
| 168th | Zambia | 15.90% | 3.7% |
| 169th | Albania | 15.97% | 10.9% |
| 170th | Lesotho | 16.03% | -0.8% |
| 171st | Slovak Republic | 16.28% | -11.3% |
| 172nd | Angola | 16.30% | -0.1% |
| 173rd | São Tomé and Principe | 16.47% | 2.2% |
| 174th | Gabon | 16.91% | -1.2% |
| 175th | Poland | 17.59% | -8.7% |
| 176th | Libya | 18.66% | -1.5% |
| 177th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.67% | 0.1% |
| 178th | St. Lucia | 18.70% | -10.8% |
| 179th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.46% | -0.4% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 19.80% | -0.5% |
| 181st | Botswana | 19.85% | -8.7% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 20.02% | -25.3% |
| 183rd | Serbia | 20.85% | 6.8% |
| 184th | Namibia | 22.11% | 0.1% |
| 185th | South Africa | 22.47% | -10.6% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 26.45% | 0.0% |
| 187th | Eswatini | 27.22% | 1.9% |
| 188th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.22% | -2.8% |
| 189th | Montenegro | 30.31% | -0.1% |
| 190th | North Macedonia | 37.32% | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Iraq's unemployment rate in 2005?▾
Iraq's unemployment rate in 2005 was 8.57%. This ranked 121st globally.
How did Iraq's unemployment rate change in 2005?▾
Iraq's unemployment rate decreased by 1.7% in 2005 compared to 2004.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2005?▾
North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2005 at 37.32%.
What is the unemployment rate of Iraq in 2005?▾
The unemployment rate of Iraq in 2005 was 8.57%. This ranked 121st globally.
How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Iraq's unemployment rate?▾
Iraq's unemployment rate went from 8.72% in 2004 to 8.57% in 2005, a 1.7% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Iraq matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2005. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: -10.1%. View full analysis →
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