Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Iraq

Employment in industry in Iraq in 2025 — 26.5%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3 pp.

2025 26.5% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 182
Period maximum 27%2022
Period minimum 23.1%1995

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Iraq, 1991–202523242526272819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.5%1992: 23.4%1993: 23.3%1994: 23.3%1995: 23.1%1996: 23.4%1997: 23.8%1998: 24.7%1999: 25.4%2000: 26.1%2001: 25.9%2002: 25.3%2003: 24.7%2004: 24.1%2005: 24.1%2006: 24.2%2007: 23.8%2008: 24%2009: 23.9%2010: 24.3%2011: 24.6%2012: 25.5%2013: 25.9%2014: 25.9%2015: 25.8%2016: 26.4%2017: 26.2%2018: 26.2%2019: 26.3%2020: 26.2%2021: 26.5%2022: 27%2023: 26.6%2024: 26.8%2025: 26.5%
Change over the period: +3 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 26.5%
World 23.7%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
Employment in industry — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.5 −0.2 pp
2024 26.8 +0.1 pp
2023 26.6 −0.4 pp
2022 27 +0.5 pp
2021 26.5 +0.4 pp
2020 26.2 −0.2 pp
2019 26.3 +0.2 pp
2018 26.2 −0 pp
2017 26.2 −0.2 pp
2016 26.4 +0.6 pp
2015 25.8 −0.1 pp
2014 25.9 −0 pp
2013 25.9 +0.4 pp
2012 25.5 +0.9 pp
2011 24.6 +0.3 pp
2010 24.3 +0.4 pp
2009 23.9 −0.1 pp
2008 24 +0.3 pp
2007 23.8 −0.4 pp
2006 24.2 +0 pp
2005 24.1 −0 pp
2004 24.1 −0.6 pp
2003 24.7 −0.6 pp
2002 25.3 −0.7 pp
2001 25.9 −0.2 pp
2000 26.1 +0.7 pp
1999 25.4 +0.7 pp
1998 24.7 +0.9 pp
1997 23.8 +0.4 pp
1996 23.4 +0.3 pp
1995 23.1 −0.2 pp
1994 23.3 −0 pp
1993 23.3 −0.1 pp
1992 23.4 −0.1 pp
1991 23.5 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.