Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran

Iran: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.7573 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7573 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
123rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.7573 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5984 units per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran, 2005–2023

00.20.40.60.82005201420232005: 0.618 units per square kilometre2006: 0.642 units per square kilometre2007: 0.655 units per square kilometre2008: 0.632 units per square kilometre2009: 0.619 units per square kilometre2010: 0.603 units per square kilometre2011: 0.598 units per square kilometre2012: 0.626 units per square kilometre2013: 0.631 units per square kilometre2014: 0.62 units per square kilometre2015: 0.652 units per square kilometre2016: 0.641 units per square kilometre2017: 0.691 units per square kilometre2018: 0.68 units per square kilometre2019: 0.716 units per square kilometre2020: 0.653 units per square kilometre2021: 0.681 units per square kilometre2022: 0.676 units per square kilometre2023: 0.757 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Iran recorded 0.7573 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iran peaked at 0.7573 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5984 units per square kilometre, in 2011.

Iran ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Iran, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.6184 units per square kilometre
2006 0.6415 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2007 0.6549 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2008 0.6325 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2009 0.6187 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2010 0.6028 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2011 0.5984 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2012 0.6262 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2013 0.6308 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2014 0.6201 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2015 0.6519 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2016 0.6415 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2017 0.6906 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2018 0.6796 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.7158 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2020 0.653 units per square kilometre -8.8%
2021 0.6812 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2022 0.6764 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2023 0.7573 units per square kilometre +12.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.7573 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.7573 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6332 units per square kilometre 0.6184 units per square kilometre 0.6549 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.6458 units per square kilometre 0.5984 units per square kilometre 0.7158 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.692 units per square kilometre 0.653 units per square kilometre 0.7573 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 120 Belarus 0.828 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 121 Bahamas 0.8099 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 122 Lithuania 0.7955 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 124 Fiji 0.7329 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 125 Guinea 0.7019 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 126 Iraq 0.7003 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.7573 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.7573 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5984 units per square kilometre in 2011.
How does Iran rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Iran ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.