Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Iran
Iran: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 41.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Iran stood at 41.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Iran peaked at 55.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2024.
That places Iran 38th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 51.9% | — |
| 2006 | 47.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 41.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iran's 41.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.5%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 46.9% | 53.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 41.7% | 52.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More work & labour data for Iran
- 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 part time employment, female in Iran?
- Part time employment, female in Iran was 41.7% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for part time employment, female?
- Iran ranks 38th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.