The youth unemployment rate in Iraq saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 32.23 percent. Still, 2023 marked the second consecutive decline of the youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Iraq: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/812116/youth-unemployment-rate-in-iraq/
World Bank. "Iraq: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812116/youth-unemployment-rate-in-iraq/
World Bank. (2024). Iraq: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812116/youth-unemployment-rate-in-iraq/
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Iraq: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812116/youth-unemployment-rate-in-iraq/
