Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Iraq
Iraq: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 81.36 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Iraq, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Iraq is 81.36 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Iraq peaked at 87.79 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.83 %, in 2016.
Iraq ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 80.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 79.64 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.01 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.55 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 76.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.11 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.31 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.63 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 75.83 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 82.39 % | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 81.53 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.67 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.45 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.79 % | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 80.58 % | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 81.36 % | +1.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 81.36 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.72 %, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 81.36 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.75 %, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.09 % | 75.92 % | 80.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.39 % | 75.83 % | 82.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8 % | 80.58 % | 87.79 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 17 Bahrain 84.65 % compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.53 % compare
- 18 Cuba 83.39 % compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 45.19 % compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.08 % compare
- 19 French Polynesia 82 % compare
- 21 Maldives 81 % compare
- 22 Guam 80.88 % compare
- 23 Tunisia 80.29 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Iraq?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Iraq was 81.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 87.79 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.83 % in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — 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.