Iran Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 24.29%, a 1.67% increase from 2020.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2020 was 22.63%, a 3.64% decline from 2019.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2019 was 26.27%, a 1.07% decline from 2018.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2018 was 27.34%, a 0.53% decline from 2017.
| Iran Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
24.29% |
1.67% |
| 2020 |
22.63% |
-3.64% |
| 2019 |
26.27% |
-1.07% |
| 2018 |
27.34% |
-0.53% |
| 2017 |
27.87% |
1.25% |
| 2016 |
26.62% |
1.49% |
| 2015 |
25.13% |
0.42% |
| 2014 |
24.71% |
-1.32% |
| 2013 |
26.03% |
-1.95% |
| 2012 |
27.98% |
0.82% |
| 2011 |
27.16% |
-2.12% |
| 2010 |
29.28% |
-0.33% |
| 2009 |
29.61% |
0.49% |
| 2008 |
29.12% |
-2.38% |
| 2007 |
31.51% |
-1.65% |
| 2006 |
33.15% |
-1.59% |
| 2005 |
34.74% |
0.34% |
| 2004 |
34.39% |
0.37% |
| 2003 |
34.03% |
0.39% |
| 2002 |
33.64% |
0.40% |
| 2001 |
33.23% |
0.41% |
| 2000 |
32.82% |
0.45% |
| 1999 |
32.37% |
0.47% |
| 1998 |
31.90% |
0.48% |
| 1997 |
31.42% |
0.48% |
| 1996 |
30.94% |
-1.20% |
| 1995 |
32.14% |
-1.23% |
| 1994 |
33.37% |
-1.26% |
| 1993 |
34.63% |
-1.29% |
| 1992 |
35.91% |
-1.31% |
| 1991 |
37.22% |
-0.61% |
| 1990 |
37.83% |
-0.61% |
