Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq
Iraq: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 236.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq is 236.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq peaked at 289.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 114.6%, in 2007.
That places Iraq 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 117.8% | — |
| 1992 | 120.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 120.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 121.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 121.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 121.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 123.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 123.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 122.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 121.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 120.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 118.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 116.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 116.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 116.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 116.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 114.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 130.0% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 145.9% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 163.2% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 181.1% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 201.2% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 239.5% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 272.3% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 226.5% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 189.4% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 289.9% | +53.0% |
| 2018 | 260.4% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 234.9% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 217.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 196.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 234.5% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 236.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 235.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 236.1% | +0.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 236.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 236.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 | +53.0% | 189.4% | 289.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.3% | 117.8% | 123.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 121.7% | 114.6% | 145.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.8% | 163.2% | 289.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.9% | 196.0% | 236.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More gender data for Iraq
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,091 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3028 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,846 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,846 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 566,580 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 596,188 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 558,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 587,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 550,204 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Iraq was 236.1% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 289.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 114.6% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Iraq ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.