Employment-to-population ratio in Iran
The ILO estimates that 37.6% of people aged 15 and over in Iran were employed in 2025.
Iran, 2025
37.6%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
168th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Iran over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37.6% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 37.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 37.3%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
Labour force participation
41.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
13.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
34.7%
2025 · World Bank