Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … capita in Iran
Iran: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Iran, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Iran stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Iran peaked at 0 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2007.
Iran ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … capita in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +96.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -44.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) … capita in Iran 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 | +96.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
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 time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Iran?
- Time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Iran was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2007.
- How does Iran rank for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- Iran ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.