Part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Part time employment, total was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2005–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 23.9%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2024.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.2% | — |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +208.2% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -67.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.5% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 30.4% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 23.9% | 31.5% | 5 |
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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 part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Part time employment, total in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 23.9% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for part time employment, total?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total (% of total 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.