Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iraq
Iraq: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 62.73 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iraq, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 62.73 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iraq peaked at 75.58 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.67 %, in 2016.
That places Iraq 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.19 % | — |
| 2001 | 60.22 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.27 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.02 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 56.64 % | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 55.11 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 53.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 51.84 % | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 52.41 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.41 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.22 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 54.63 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.24 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.92 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.25 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 51.67 % | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 64.79 % | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 63.05 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 61.34 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 62.89 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 75.58 % | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 61.16 % | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 62.73 % | +2.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 62.73 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.43 %, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 62.73 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.5 %, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +25.4% | 51.67 % | 64.79 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.18 % | 51.84 % | 61.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.78 % | 51.67 % | 64.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.59 % | 61.16 % | 75.58 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 17 Bahrain 69.31 % compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.93 % compare
- 18 Cuba 66.77 % compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova -9.62 % compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo -11.83 % compare
- 19 French Polynesia 64 % compare
- 21 Maldives 62 % compare
- 22 Guam 61.75 % compare
- 23 Tunisia 60.57 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iraq?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Iraq was 62.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 75.58 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.67 % in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.