Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 35.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2025.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.9% | — |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -3.1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 12.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 12.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 5.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 23.5% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 27.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.1% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
More work & labour data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 12.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.