Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) rose 0.181% to 13.3% in Iraq in 2024, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Iraq reached an all time high of 14.2% in 2021 and an all time low of 7.19% in 2012. When compared to Iraq's main peers, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Iran amounted to 7.93%, 0.928% in Kuwait, 1.79% in Saudi Arabia and 10.4% in Syria in 2024.
Iraq has been ranked 18th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force), 38 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | % | 0.482% | 0.494% | 0.881% | 0.716% | 0.530% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 10.6% | 9.14% | 8.50% | 8.01% | 7.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 10.9% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 14.2% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 17.0% | 15.4% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 16.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 0.975% | 1.01% | 1.87% | 1.50% | 0.932% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 9.37% | 9.92% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 10.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 3.96% | 4.42% | 5.78% | 5.50% | 4.91% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 3.55% | 2.74% | 4.22% | 3.74% | 2.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 11.0% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 9.56% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 10.7% | 8.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 5.78% | 5.78% | 6.50% | 6.40% | 5.87% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 1.29% | 1.40% | 3.84% | 2.19% | 1.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 16.6% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 16.4% |
Helgi Library 
