Women's labour force participation in Iran
The ILO estimates that 14.0% of women aged 15 and over in Iran were in the labour force in 2025.
Iran, 2025
14.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
177th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Iran over time
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% of women 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 | 14.0% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 14.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 14.4%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 177th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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
Employment-to-population ratio
37.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
13.6%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
34.7%
2025 · World Bank