Labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.0539 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0539 units per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
180th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0676 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0259 units per person
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2025

00.020.040.061990200720251990: 0.026 units per person1991: 0.027 units per person1992: 0.027 units per person1993: 0.028 units per person1994: 0.028 units per person1995: 0.029 units per person1996: 0.031 units per person1997: 0.034 units per person1998: 0.037 units per person1999: 0.041 units per person2000: 0.045 units per person2001: 0.049 units per person2002: 0.053 units per person2003: 0.058 units per person2004: 0.063 units per person2005: 0.068 units per person2006: 0.066 units per person2007: 0.063 units per person2008: 0.055 units per person2009: 0.059 units per person2010: 0.057 units per person2011: 0.051 units per person2012: 0.056 units per person2013: 0.05 units per person2014: 0.049 units per person2015: 0.054 units per person2016: 0.061 units per person2017: 0.065 units per person2018: 0.065 units per person2019: 0.063 units per person2020: 0.052 units per person2021: 0.049 units per person2022: 0.051 units per person2023: 0.054 units per person2024: 0.054 units per person2025: 0.054 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 0.0539 units per person.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.0676 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 units per person, in 1990.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.0259 units per person
1991 0.0266 units per person +2.6%
1992 0.0271 units per person +2.0%
1993 0.0276 units per person +1.6%
1994 0.0282 units per person +2.4%
1995 0.0293 units per person +3.9%
1996 0.0306 units per person +4.4%
1997 0.0337 units per person +9.9%
1998 0.0371 units per person +10.1%
1999 0.0408 units per person +10.0%
2000 0.0447 units per person +9.8%
2001 0.049 units per person +9.6%
2002 0.0534 units per person +9.0%
2003 0.0579 units per person +8.5%
2004 0.0627 units per person +8.2%
2005 0.0676 units per person +7.8%
2006 0.0659 units per person -2.5%
2007 0.0627 units per person -4.9%
2008 0.0549 units per person -12.4%
2009 0.0587 units per person +6.9%
2010 0.0569 units per person -3.1%
2011 0.0512 units per person -10.0%
2012 0.0562 units per person +9.7%
2013 0.0503 units per person -10.4%
2014 0.0489 units per person -2.7%
2015 0.054 units per person +10.3%
2016 0.0607 units per person +12.4%
2017 0.065 units per person +7.2%
2018 0.0649 units per person -0.1%
2019 0.063 units per person -3.0%
2020 0.0515 units per person -18.2%
2021 0.0493 units per person -4.3%
2022 0.051 units per person +3.4%
2023 0.0538 units per person +5.5%
2024 0.0541 units per person +0.7%
2025 0.0539 units per person -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0307 units per person 0.0259 units per person 0.0408 units per person 10
2000s 0.0578 units per person 0.0447 units per person 0.0676 units per person 10
2010s 0.0571 units per person 0.0489 units per person 0.065 units per person 10
2020s 0.0523 units per person 0.0493 units per person 0.0541 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 177 Palestine, State of 0.0592 units per person compare
  2. 178 Somalia 0.0558 units per person compare
  3. 179 Jordan 0.054 units per person compare
  4. 181 Algeria 0.0486 units per person compare
  5. 182 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0459 units per person compare
  6. 183 Sudan 0.0437 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Labor force, female, per capita in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.0539 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.0676 units per person in 2005.
What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 units per person in 1990.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for labor force, female, per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.