ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Iran
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Iran at 8.3% in 2025.
Iran, 2025
8.3%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
50th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Iran over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 8.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.2%, the figure has changed by −2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iran has the 50th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Iran
All statistics for Iran
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.9%
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Labour force participation
41.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
14.0%
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