Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iraq stood at 13.9%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 27.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2019.
That places Iraq 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.3% | — |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 21.9% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 13.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.