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Unemployment rate in Iran

Latest: 8.3%
Previous: 8.1%
Change: +0.15 (+1.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	11.1%
Dec 31, 1992	10.7%
Dec 31, 1993	10.6%
Dec 31, 1994	10.5%
Dec 31, 1995	9.9%
Dec 31, 1996	9.1%
Dec 31, 1997	9.7%
Dec 31, 1998	10.4%
Dec 31, 1999	11.2%
Dec 31, 2000	11.7%
Dec 31, 2001	12.4%
Dec 31, 2002	12.8%
Dec 31, 2003	11.5%
Dec 31, 2004	10.3%
Dec 31, 2005	11.8%
Dec 31, 2006	11.5%
Dec 31, 2007	10.8%
Dec 31, 2008	10.6%
Dec 31, 2009	12.1%
Dec 31, 2010	13.7%
Dec 31, 2011	12.5%
Dec 31, 2012	12.3%
Dec 31, 2013	10.6%
Dec 31, 2014	10.7%
Dec 31, 2015	11.2%
Dec 31, 2016	12.6%
Dec 31, 2017	12.2%
Dec 31, 2018	12.2%
Dec 31, 2019	10.7%
Dec 31, 2020	9.7%
Dec 31, 2021	9.3%
Dec 31, 2022	9.1%
Dec 31, 2023	8.1%
Dec 31, 2024	8.1%
Dec 31, 2025	8.3%

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