Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Iran
Iran: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Iran recorded 16.4% for part time employment, male in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Iran peaked at 25.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2007.
That places Iran 73rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.9% | — |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -34.6% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 16.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Iran's 16.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.6%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 16.1% | 24.6% | 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, male in Iran?
- Part time employment, male in Iran was 16.4% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2007.
- How does Iran rank for part time employment, male?
- Iran ranks 73rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total male 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.