Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 70.86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 70.86 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 88.03 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.58 %, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.58 % | — |
| 2006 | 70.97 % | +1882.4% |
| 2008 | 85.63 % | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 88.03 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 85.42 % | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 86.08 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.5 % | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 83.36 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.93 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.06 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.28 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.94 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 78.87 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.6 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 78.45 % | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 79.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 75.09 % | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 75.48 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.86 % | -6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1882.4% | 3.58 % | 70.97 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.05 % | 3.58 % | 88.03 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.2 % | 76.6 % | 86.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.94 % | 70.86 % | 79.81 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 70.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.03 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 % in 2005.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.