Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] was -28.23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-28.23 %
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
5th
of 5 countries
All-time high
-25.98 %
in 2011
All-time low
-51.67 %
in 2010
Years of data
17
2006–2024

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2006–2024

-50-40-302006201520242006: -40.9 %2008: -48 %2010: -51.7 %2011: -26 %2012: -48.7 %2013: -38.4 %2014: -38.5 %2015: -42.7 %2016: -40.5 %2017: -38.5 %2018: -35.5 %2019: -34 %2020: -39.5 %2021: -42.3 %2022: -34.2 %2023: -34.7 %2024: -28.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded -28.23 % for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in 2024.

That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at -25.98 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, -51.67 %, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 -40.91 %
2008 -48.04 % +17.4%
2010 -51.67 % +7.6%
2011 -25.98 % -49.7%
2012 -48.68 % +87.4%
2013 -38.37 % -21.2%
2014 -38.54 % +0.4%
2015 -42.67 % +10.7%
2016 -40.54 % -5.0%
2017 -38.51 % -5.0%
2018 -35.48 % -7.9%
2019 -33.97 % -4.3%
2020 -39.46 % +16.2%
2021 -42.26 % +7.1%
2022 -34.25 % -19.0%
2023 -34.66 % +1.2%
2024 -28.23 % -18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -44.47 % -48.04 % -40.91 % 2
2010s -39.44 % -51.67 % -25.98 % 10
2020s -35.77 % -42.26 % -28.23 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was -28.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was -25.98 % in 2011.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was -51.67 % in 2010.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry] rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Non-agricultural AFS employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
68 places, 1,006 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.