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Female labour force participation rate in Iran

Latest: 14.0%
Previous: 14.1%
Change: -0.13 (-0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Iran
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	9.6%
Dec 31, 1991	9.8%
Dec 31, 1992	9.9%
Dec 31, 1993	10.0%
Dec 31, 1994	10.2%
Dec 31, 1995	10.4%
Dec 31, 1996	10.6%
Dec 31, 1997	11.3%
Dec 31, 1998	12.1%
Dec 31, 1999	12.9%
Dec 31, 2000	13.7%
Dec 31, 2001	14.6%
Dec 31, 2002	15.5%
Dec 31, 2003	16.5%
Dec 31, 2004	17.6%
Dec 31, 2005	18.7%
Dec 31, 2006	18.0%
Dec 31, 2007	17.0%
Dec 31, 2008	14.8%
Dec 31, 2009	15.7%
Dec 31, 2010	15.1%
Dec 31, 2011	13.6%
Dec 31, 2012	14.9%
Dec 31, 2013	13.3%
Dec 31, 2014	13.0%
Dec 31, 2015	14.4%
Dec 31, 2016	16.2%
Dec 31, 2017	17.4%
Dec 31, 2018	17.3%
Dec 31, 2019	16.8%
Dec 31, 2020	13.7%
Dec 31, 2021	13.1%
Dec 31, 2022	13.5%
Dec 31, 2023	14.1%
Dec 31, 2024	14.1%
Dec 31, 2025	14.0%

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