Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran
Iran: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0135 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iran is 0.0135 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iran peaked at 0.0143 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 units per person, in 2020.
Iran ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.014 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0136 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.0135 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.0135 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 141 Italy 0.0139 units per person compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 0.0139 units per person compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 0.0138 units per person compare
- 145 Finland 0.0134 units per person compare
- 146 Mozambique 0.0133 units per person compare
- 147 French Polynesia 0.0133 units per person compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iran?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iran was 0.0135 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0143 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 units per person in 2020.
- How does Iran rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Iran ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.