Iraq: Unemployment rate
Percent · 2007–2021 · 6 observations · unemp
- 2021
- 16.2%percent
- Average, 2012–2021
- 11.7%5 years
- Record high and low
- 16.2% (2021)low 7.97% (2012)
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| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.2 | |
| 2017 | 13.0 | |
| 2016 | 10.8 | |
| 2014 | 10.6 | |
| 2012 | 7.97 | |
| 2007 | 8.65 |
Sources
- International Labour Organization2007–2021
- IMF International Financial Statistics2007–2021
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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