Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 6.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 103rd 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, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6 |
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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, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.