Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 36.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 36.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 56.25 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.2 %, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.18 % | — |
| 2006 | 56.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 56.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.77 % | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 52.96 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.36 % | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 46.09 % | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 45.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.86 % | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 43.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.33 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.61 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.33 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.83 % | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 39.72 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.7 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 37.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.2 % | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.85 % | 52.77 % | 56.25 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.86 % | 42.86 % | 49.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.45 % | 36.2 % | 40.83 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 197.86 billion million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 37.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 18.14 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.96 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 52.90 billion million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 118,690 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 2.84 billion million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 36.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.25 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 % in 2024.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.