ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 13.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 13.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 17.3 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.8 %, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9 % | — |
| 2006 | 2.8 % | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 17.3 % | +496.6% |
| 2009 | 17 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7 % | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 16.5 % | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 16.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6 % | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4 % | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2 % | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2 % | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 13.8 % | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4 % | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +496.6% | 2.9 % | 17.3 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.58 % | 2.8 % | 17.3 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.94 % | 15.3 % | 16.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6 % | 13.4 % | 16.4 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 13.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 % in 2006.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th out of 8 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.