ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 14.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.46 %
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
6th
of 7 countries
All-time high
27.28 %
in 2009
All-time low
0.87 %
in 2007
Years of data
20
2005–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024

01020302005201420242005: 1.1 %2006: 1 %2007: 0.87 %2008: 25.6 %2009: 27.3 %2010: 26.1 %2011: 23.8 %2012: 24.1 %2013: 20.2 %2014: 18.7 %2015: 21 %2016: 22.7 %2017: 23.1 %2018: 21.6 %2019: 20.9 %2020: 17.5 %2021: 16.7 %2022: 15.2 %2023: 15.4 %2024: 14.5 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 14.46 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 27.28 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.87 %, in 2007.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005 to 2024.
Year % Change
2005 1.06 %
2006 1.04 % -1.9%
2007 0.87 % -16.3%
2008 25.62 % +2844.8%
2009 27.28 % +6.5%
2010 26.09 % -4.4%
2011 23.75 % -9.0%
2012 24.07 % +1.3%
2013 20.19 % -16.1%
2014 18.73 % -7.2%
2015 20.98 % +12.0%
2016 22.7 % +8.2%
2017 23.09 % +1.7%
2018 21.63 % -6.3%
2019 20.93 % -3.2%
2020 17.51 % -16.3%
2021 16.73 % -4.5%
2022 15.16 % -9.4%
2023 15.44 % +1.8%
2024 14.46 % -6.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +2844.8% 0.87 % 25.62 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.17 % 0.87 % 27.28 % 5
2010s 22.22 % 18.73 % 26.09 % 10
2020s 15.86 % 14.46 % 17.51 % 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 48.26 % compare
  2. 3 Zimbabwe 54.68 % compare
  3. 4 Angola 54.35 % compare
  4. 4 Viet Nam 44.87 % compare
  5. 5 Albania 53.36 % compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 42.07 % compare
  7. 6 Armenia 52.92 % compare
  8. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.42 % compare
  9. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.09 % compare
  10. 8 Georgia 51.19 % compare
  11. 9 Bhutan 49.3 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 14.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 27.28 % in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.87 % in 2007.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 1,840 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.