How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Iraq: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)

Iran, Islamic Republic of

12.1%

in 2025

Iraq

12.7%

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

56th

Iraq rank

54th

Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.7% against 12.1% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 56th and Iraq ranks 54th of 187 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.4%	15.8%	9.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	31.7%	6.0%	25.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	20.5%	7.8%	12.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	13.9%	12.5%	1.4%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Iran, Islamic Republic of or Iraq?: Iraq, at 12.7% against 12.1% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?: 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Iraq rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 56th and Iraq ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.