ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in was 5.18 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.18 %
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 7 countries
All-time high
6.9 %
in 2020
All-time low
4.38 %
in 2006
Years of data
20
2005–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024

02462005201420242005: 4.5 %2006: 4.4 %2007: 4.5 %2008: 5.3 %2009: 5.5 %2010: 5.5 %2011: 4.9 %2012: 5.4 %2013: 5.7 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 5.9 %2016: 5.8 %2017: 5.9 %2018: 6 %2019: 6.9 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6.2 %2022: 5.7 %2023: 5.3 %2024: 5.2 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 5.18 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 6.9 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.38 %, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005 to 2024.
Year % Change
2005 4.51 %
2006 4.38 % -2.9%
2007 4.47 % +2.1%
2008 5.31 % +18.8%
2009 5.48 % +3.2%
2010 5.48 % +0.0%
2011 4.92 % -10.2%
2012 5.41 % +10.0%
2013 5.66 % +4.6%
2014 5.9 % +4.2%
2015 5.93 % +0.5%
2016 5.77 % -2.7%
2017 5.9 % +2.3%
2018 6.02 % +2.0%
2019 6.87 % +14.1%
2020 6.9 % +0.4%
2021 6.15 % -10.9%
2022 5.65 % -8.1%
2023 5.27 % -6.7%
2024 5.18 % -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.83 % 4.38 % 5.48 % 5
2010s 5.79 % 4.92 % 6.87 % 10
2020s 5.83 % 5.18 % 6.9 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 6.9 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.38 % in 2006.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employees in agriculture in rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employees in agriculture in total employees — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
111 places, 2,301 data points, 1948–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.