Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 17.89 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 17.89 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 17.97 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.45 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.11 units per square kilometre | 9.45 units per square kilometre | 11.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.12 units per square kilometre | 11.96 units per square kilometre | 15.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 units per square kilometre | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 17.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.31 units per square kilometre | 17.05 units per square kilometre | 17.89 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 130 Mozambique 18.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guinea 18.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Tajikistan 18.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Estonia 17.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 16.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.2 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 17.89 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.97 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 133rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.