Number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq
Iraq: Number of people employed in agriculture was 862,526 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq stood at 862,526 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq peaked at 862,526 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 679,243 people, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 679,243 people | — |
| 1992 | 693,398 people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 719,703 people | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 747,178 people | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 760,563 people | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 758,567 people | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 751,338 people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 718,337 people | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 717,743 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 713,471 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 712,049 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 738,846 people | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 752,117 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 769,306 people | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 784,565 people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 772,968 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 748,933 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 744,251 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 746,736 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 753,343 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 761,050 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 760,978 people | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 778,520 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 801,970 people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 813,141 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 793,745 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 779,921 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 775,228 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 747,147 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 770,305 people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 764,482 people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 818,206 people | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 836,499 people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 840,488 people | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 862,526 people | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 727,341 people | 679,243 people | 760,563 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 748,324 people | 712,049 people | 784,565 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 776,504 people | 747,147 people | 813,141 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 815,418 people | 764,482 people | 862,526 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Iraq was 862,526 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 862,526 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 679,243 people in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Iraq ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.