# Women in the labour force in Iran

Women in the labour force in Iran was 16.9% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_female_share`
- Place id: `ir`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Women aged 15 and over who are employed or unemployed, as a percentage of the total labour force. World Bank series from ILO modelled estimates and UN population estimates.
- Note: A share of the labour force, not the female participation rate: half would mean as many women as men are working or looking for work. ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive.
- Source: World Bank, Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/women-share-of-labor-force/iran
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=labor_force_female_share&place=ir

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 16.9 |
| 2024 | 16.9 |
| 2023 | 16.8 |
| 2022 | 16.4 |
| 2021 | 15.7 |
| 2020 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 18.8 |
| 2018 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | 19.3 |
| 2016 | 18.4 |
| 2015 | 16.8 |
| 2014 | 15.6 |
| 2013 | 15.9 |
| 2012 | 17.5 |
| 2011 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 17.6 |
| 2009 | 17.9 |
| 2008 | 17.1 |
| 2007 | 18.7 |
| 2006 | 19.5 |
| 2005 | 19.9 |
| 2004 | 19 |
| 2003 | 18.1 |
| 2002 | 17.2 |
| 2001 | 16.2 |
| 2000 | 15.3 |
| 1999 | 14.3 |
| 1998 | 13.4 |
| 1997 | 12.6 |
| 1996 | 11.8 |
| 1995 | 11.4 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1993 | 10.7 |
| 1992 | 10.4 |
| 1991 | 10.1 |
| 1990 | 9.8 |