Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 11.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 92nd 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, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 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, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 3.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.