Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 39.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 39.5% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 44.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2022.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 65th 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.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.6% | — |
| 1992 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 43.9% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 41.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.5% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of
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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 39.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2022.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.