Iran Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Iran labor force participation rate for 2022 was 21.97%, a 0.11% decline from 2021.
  • Iran labor force participation rate for 2021 was 22.07%, a 0.47% decline from 2020.
  • Iran labor force participation rate for 2020 was 22.55%, a 3.61% decline from 2019.
  • Iran labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.16%, a 1.04% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Iran Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 21.97% -0.11%
2021 22.07% -0.47%
2020 22.55% -3.61%
2019 26.16% -1.04%
2018 27.20% -0.51%
2017 27.71% 1.22%
2016 26.49% 1.49%
2015 24.99% 0.42%
2014 24.57% -1.31%
2013 25.89% -2.00%
2012 27.89% 0.82%
2011 27.07% -2.13%
2010 29.20% -0.34%
2009 29.53% 0.46%
2008 29.07% -2.35%
2007 31.42% -1.64%
2006 33.06% -1.60%
2005 34.66% 0.45%
2004 34.22% 0.45%
2003 33.77% 0.44%
2002 33.33% 0.44%
2001 32.89% 0.43%
2000 32.46% 0.43%
1999 32.03% 0.43%
1998 31.60% 0.42%
1997 31.18% 0.42%
1996 30.76% -1.27%
1995 32.03% -1.30%
1994 33.33% -1.32%
1993 34.65% -1.34%
1992 35.99% -1.36%
1991 37.35% 37.35%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%