Employment in industry in Iran
34.7% of employed people in Iran worked in industry in 2025.
Iran, 2025
34.7%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
6th of 182
Employment in industry in Iran over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.7% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 34.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Employment in agriculture
13.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
51.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
41.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT