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Iraq - Unemployment Rate 15.48

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

15.48 (2025)

Global rank

##169 of 187 economies

vs global median

3.0×

Growth since 1991

1.79×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919911996200120062011201620212025#124#1692020 overtook Haiti2024 overtook Angola
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Iraq climbed from #124 to #169 (overtook Haiti). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iraq ↓

Key Events — Iraq

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2017
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Haiti in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Angola in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120257.9610.713.4316.17

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