Iran vs Tajikistan: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Iran
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 37.0% against 35.7% in Tajikistan, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 83rd and Tajikistan ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 35.7% | 13.8% | Iran |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 36.0% | 18.5% | Iran |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 37.9% | 7.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 36.1% | 2.4% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Iran or Tajikistan?
- Iran, at 37.0% against 35.7% in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Iran and Tajikistan?
- 1.3%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tajikistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Tajikistan rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Iran ranks 83rd and Tajikistan ranks 85th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, 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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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.