Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 44.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of is 44.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 47.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.8% | — |
| 1992 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 43.4% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.3% | 44.4% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 44.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.