Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Iran
Iran: Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) was 6.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Iran is 6.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Iran peaked at 11.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
That places Iran 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 6.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iran's 6.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 5.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 18 Netherlands 7.4% compare
- 19 Peru 7.0% compare
- 20 Switzerland 7.0% compare
- 22 Ghana 6.6% compare
- 23 Honduras 6.4% compare
- 24 Philippines 6.3% compare
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Iran?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Iran was 6.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Iran ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.