Iraq: Self-employment

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 Iraq

Self-employment, percent of total employment

 Latest value 31.13
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 33.94
 Min - Max 29.86 - 38.37
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 31.13 percent, a decline from 31.43 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 40.56 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Iraq from 1991 to 2022 is 33.94 percent. The minimum value, 29.86 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 38.37 percent was recorded in 1995. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Iraq - Self-employment - Recent values chart

Historical series
Iraq - Self-employment - historical chart - 1991-2022




Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

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 Labor force 11.74 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 15.53 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 29.77 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 13.23 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 32.23 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 41.42 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 13.88 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 11.38 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 72.14 2023 percent
 Self-employment 31.13 2022 percent
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