What share of people in Diyala are in the workforce?

40.7% of people aged 15 and over in Diyala were working or looking for work in 2024 (the economic activity rate), 5th highest of 18 governorates; the Iraq figure was 38.1%.

How has the share of people in work in Diyala changed?

In 2014 the labour-force participation rate for people aged 15+ in Diyala was 39.7%; by 2024 it was 40.7%, against 38.1% for Iraq in 2024 and 43.2% in 2014.

Economy, jobs and prices in Diyala, Iraq: official figures

In 2024 the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in Diyala was 6.3%, 2nd lowest of 18 governorates and against 13.5% for Iraq.

Unemployment rate, people aged 15+

6.3%

2024

What is youth unemployment in Diyala?

Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Diyala, 8.5% of the labour force was unemployed in 2024 (2nd lowest of 18 governorates) and 34.6% were in the labour force; Iraq-wide the youth unemployment rate was 16.8%.

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Has unemployment in Diyala gone up since 2014?

Unemployment among people aged 15+ in Diyala was 8.8% in the 2014 household survey and 6.3% in 2024, down 2.5 percentage points (Iraq: 10.6% to 13.5%).

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What was the unemployment rate in Diyala in 2016?

The 2016 household survey put unemployment among people aged 15+ in Diyala at 5.7%, with 41.1% of people in the labour force; in 2024 the figures were 6.3% and 40.7%.

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How Diyala compares with other governorates

Unemployment rate, people aged 15+ (2024) (2024)

Diyala ranks 17 of 18, highest first. Share of the labour force without work, Iraq household socio-economic survey 2024

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, people aged 15+ (2024)
12	Kirkuk	12.8%
13	Baghdad	12.3%
14	Al-Qadisiyah	9.9%
15	Salah al-Din	9.4%
16	Karbala	7.8%
17	Diyala	6.3%
18	Babil	4.2%

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Economic activity rate, people aged 15+ (2024) (2024)

Diyala ranks 5 of 18, highest first. Share of people aged 15+ who are working or looking for work

Rank	Region	Economic activity rate, people aged 15+ (2024)
2	Erbil	49.0%
3	Duhok	43.3%
4	Basra	43.3%
5	Diyala	40.7%
6	Anbar	40.3%
7	Maysan	38.4%
8	Kirkuk	37.9%

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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24 (2024) (2024)

Diyala ranks 17 of 18, highest first. Share of the youth labour force without work

Rank	Region	Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24 (2024)
12	Dhi Qar	15.9%
13	Nineveh	15.5%
14	Salah al-Din	11.2%
15	Karbala	9.6%
16	Al-Qadisiyah	9.6%
17	Diyala	8.5%
18	Babil	3.6%

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Sources

Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems (Ministry of Planning): Employment and unemployment indicators: rates by governorate 2014, 2016 and 2024 (household socio-economic surveys), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7895d40228d9…)

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