Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 1.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 65% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +37.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).