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Labour force participation rate in Iran

Latest: 41.0%
Previous: 41.3%
Change: -0.30 (-0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	47.1%
Dec 31, 1991	46.8%
Dec 31, 1992	46.3%
Dec 31, 1993	45.8%
Dec 31, 1994	45.2%
Dec 31, 1995	44.6%
Dec 31, 1996	43.9%
Dec 31, 1997	43.9%
Dec 31, 1998	44.0%
Dec 31, 1999	44.0%
Dec 31, 2000	44.1%
Dec 31, 2001	44.3%
Dec 31, 2002	44.6%
Dec 31, 2003	45.0%
Dec 31, 2004	45.5%
Dec 31, 2005	46.1%
Dec 31, 2006	45.3%
Dec 31, 2007	44.4%
Dec 31, 2008	42.3%
Dec 31, 2009	43.0%
Dec 31, 2010	42.3%
Dec 31, 2011	40.6%
Dec 31, 2012	41.8%
Dec 31, 2013	41.2%
Dec 31, 2014	40.9%
Dec 31, 2015	41.9%
Dec 31, 2016	43.2%
Dec 31, 2017	44.2%
Dec 31, 2018	44.4%
Dec 31, 2019	44.0%
Dec 31, 2020	41.4%
Dec 31, 2021	41.0%
Dec 31, 2022	40.6%
Dec 31, 2023	41.5%
Dec 31, 2024	41.3%
Dec 31, 2025	41.0%

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