Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 3.4% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 5.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
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.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Employers, total (% of total 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).