Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 163 countries
All-time high
17.8%
in 2023
All-time low
12.7%
in 2007
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024

051015202005201420242005: 13.62006: 12.92007: 12.72008: 15.92009: 16.22010: 15.62011: 15.32012: 15.42013: 17.22014: 172015: 172016: 17.22017: 172018: 17.52019: 17.62020: 17.42021: 17.42022: 17.82023: 17.82024: 17.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 17.6% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 17.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2007.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 13.6%
2006 12.9% -5.4%
2007 12.7% -1.3%
2008 15.9% +25.3%
2009 16.2% +1.9%
2010 15.6% -4.0%
2011 15.3% -1.9%
2012 15.4% +1.0%
2013 17.2% +11.4%
2014 17.0% -0.9%
2015 17.0% -0.1%
2016 17.2% +0.9%
2017 17.0% -0.8%
2018 17.5% +2.8%
2019 17.6% +0.3%
2020 17.4% -0.7%
2021 17.4% -0.3%
2022 17.8% +2.2%
2023 17.8% +0.3%
2024 17.6% -0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +25.3% 12.7% 15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3% 12.7% 16.2% 5
2010s 16.7% 15.3% 17.6% 10
2020s 17.6% 17.4% 17.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 17.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2007.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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