What share of people in Dhi Qar are in the workforce?

31.6% of people aged 15 and over in Dhi Qar were working or looking for work in 2024 (the economic activity rate), 6th lowest of 18 governorates; the Iraq figure was 38.1%.

How has the share of people in work in Dhi Qar changed?

In 2014 the labour-force participation rate for people aged 15+ in Dhi Qar was 39.3%; by 2024 it was 31.6%, against 38.1% for Iraq in 2024 and 43.2% in 2014.

Economy, jobs and prices in Dhi Qar, Iraq: official figures

In 2024 the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in Dhi Qar was 14.2%, 8th highest of 18 governorates and against 13.5% for Iraq.

Unemployment rate, people aged 15+

14.2%

2024

What is youth unemployment in Dhi Qar?

Among young people aged 15 to 24 in Dhi Qar, 15.9% of the labour force was unemployed in 2024 (7th lowest of 18 governorates) and 27.3% were in the labour force; Iraq-wide the youth unemployment rate was 16.8%.

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Has unemployment in Dhi Qar gone up since 2014?

Unemployment among people aged 15+ in Dhi Qar was 17.4% in the 2014 household survey and 14.2% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points (Iraq: 10.6% to 13.5%).

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What was the unemployment rate in Dhi Qar in 2016?

The 2016 household survey put unemployment among people aged 15+ in Dhi Qar at 14.9%, with 38.6% of people in the labour force; in 2024 the figures were 14.2% and 31.6%.

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How Dhi Qar compares with other governorates

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

Dhi Qar ranks 8 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)
5	Duhok	17.5%
6	Najaf	16.6%
7	Erbil	14.7%
8	Dhi Qar	14.2%
9	Nineveh	14.1%
10	Sulaymaniyah	13.6%
11	Wasit	12.9%

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

Dhi Qar ranks 13 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)
10	Nineveh	37.2%
11	Baghdad	36.9%
12	Karbala	35.9%
13	Dhi Qar	31.6%
14	Wasit	31.0%
15	Al-Muthanna	30.4%
16	Babil	28.3%

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

Dhi Qar ranks 12 of 18, highest first. Share of the youth labour force without work

Rank	Region	Youth unemployment rate, ages 15-24 (2024)
9	Sulaymaniyah	16.6%
10	Erbil	16.3%
11	Wasit	16.0%
12	Dhi Qar	15.9%
13	Nineveh	15.5%
14	Salah al-Din	11.2%
15	Karbala	9.6%

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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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