Iran Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2022
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 2019 was 28.33%, a 0.16% increase from 2018.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2018 was 28.17%, a 0.34% decline from 2017.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2017 was 28.51%, a 1.34% increase from 2016.
- Iran labor force participation rate for 2016 was 27.17%, a 1.8% increase from 2015.
| Iran Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
28.33% |
0.16% |
| 2018 |
28.17% |
-0.34% |
| 2017 |
28.51% |
1.34% |
| 2016 |
27.17% |
1.80% |
| 2015 |
25.37% |
0.53% |
| 2014 |
24.84% |
-1.31% |
| 2013 |
26.15% |
-1.30% |
| 2012 |
27.45% |
-1.27% |
| 2011 |
28.72% |
-1.21% |
| 2010 |
29.93% |
-0.52% |
| 2009 |
30.45% |
0.29% |
| 2008 |
30.16% |
-2.38% |
| 2007 |
32.54% |
-1.75% |
| 2006 |
34.29% |
-1.85% |
| 2005 |
36.14% |
0.73% |
| 2004 |
35.41% |
0.65% |
| 2003 |
34.76% |
0.59% |
| 2002 |
34.17% |
0.52% |
| 2001 |
33.65% |
0.46% |
| 2000 |
33.19% |
0.47% |
| 1999 |
32.72% |
0.43% |
| 1998 |
32.29% |
0.38% |
| 1997 |
31.91% |
0.34% |
| 1996 |
31.57% |
-1.06% |
| 1995 |
32.63% |
-1.10% |
| 1994 |
33.73% |
-1.14% |
| 1993 |
34.87% |
-1.15% |
| 1992 |
36.02% |
-1.11% |
| 1991 |
37.13% |
-0.91% |
| 1990 |
38.04% |
-0.91% |
