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.
Annual working hours per worker in Iran, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,431 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,473 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,486 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,472 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,374 hours per worker | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,359 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,373 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,377 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,355 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,304 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,347 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,254 hours per worker | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,319 hours per worker | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,247 hours per worker | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,320 hours per worker | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,206 hours per worker | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,283 hours per worker | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2,251 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2,246 hours per worker | -0.2% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 2,246 hours per worker is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iran's 2,246 hours per worker is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,246 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
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.