Part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Part time employment, female was 51.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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, Islamic Republic of stood at 51.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 98.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2024.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.9% | — |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +59.4% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -37.2% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | -2.1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 51.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 51.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 2.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +59.4% | 61.7% | 98.3% |
| 2018 | -37.2% | 98.3% | 61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 61.6% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 60.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 51.6% | 61.6% | 5 |
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 part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Part time employment, female in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 51.6% 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, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for part time employment, female?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 20th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.