Labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3194 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 0.3194 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 0.3401 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.257 units per person, in 1994.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2649 units per person | 0.257 units per person | 0.2842 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3222 units per person | 0.2932 units per person | 0.3401 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3243 units per person | 0.3114 units per person | 0.3375 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3167 units per person | 0.3114 units per person | 0.3204 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
More education data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 372,396 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.3194 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3401 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.257 units per person in 1994.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.