Annual working hours per worker in Iran
Iran: Annual working hours per worker was 2,246 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Iran, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Iran is 2,246 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Iran peaked at 2,486 hours per worker in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,206 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Iran 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,447 hours per worker | 2,374 hours per worker | 2,486 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,326 hours per worker | 2,247 hours per worker | 2,377 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,246 hours per worker | 2,206 hours per worker | 2,283 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More work & labour data for Iran
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 41.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 20.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Iran?
- Annual working hours per worker in Iran was 2,246 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2,486 hours per worker in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,206 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Iran rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Iran ranks 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.