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Iraq Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Iraq Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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16.17% in 2021

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Iraq was 16.17% in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 (16.17%), 2020 (15.77%), 2025 (15.49%), 2022 (15.41%), 2024 (15.29%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Iraq Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	16.17%
2nd	2020	15.77%
3rd	2025	15.49%
4th	2022	15.41%
5th	2024	15.29%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	15.49%	+0.19pp	168th
2024	15.29%	+0.05pp	173rd
2023	15.24%	−0.17pp	175th
2022	15.41%	−0.76pp	175th
2021	16.17%	+0.41pp	174th
2020	15.77%	+1.67pp	167th
2019	14.10%	+0.64pp	168th
2018	13.46%	+0.44pp	165th
2017	13.02%	+2.20pp	162nd
2016	10.82%	−0.04pp	145th
2015	10.87%	+0.28pp	145th
2014	10.59%	+1.37pp	138th
2013	9.22%	+1.26pp	126th
2012	7.97%	−0.23pp	115th
2011	8.19%	−0.07pp	121st
2010	8.27%	−0.15pp	118th
2009	8.42%	−0.05pp	120th
2008	8.47%	−0.18pp	138th
2007	8.65%	+0.24pp	135th
2006	8.41%	−0.16pp	124th
2005	8.57%	−0.15pp	121st
2004	8.72%	−0.24pp	120th
2003	8.96%	+0.34pp	115th
2002	8.62%	+0.37pp	111th
2001	8.25%	+0.21pp	110th
2000	8.04%	+0.06pp	108th
1999	7.98%	−0.09pp	107th
1998	8.06%	−0.21pp	107th
1997	8.27%	−0.25pp	105th
1996	8.52%	+0.09pp	112th
1995	8.43%	+0.21pp	114th
1994	8.22%	−0.14pp	108th
1993	8.36%	+0.01pp	113th
1992	8.35%	−0.29pp	117th
1991	8.64%	–	125th

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