Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate stands at 8.3% as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.15% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate was 8.3%, up from 8.15% in 2024.
In 2024, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate was 8.15%, up from 8.13% in 2023.
In 2023, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate was 8.13%, down from 9.09% in 2022.
In 2022, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate was 9.09%, down from 9.28% in 2021.
In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate was 9.28%, down from 9.69% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.155% |
| 2024 | 8.15% | +0.017% |
| 2023 | 8.13% | -0.956% |
| 2022 | 9.09% | -0.197% |
| 2021 | 9.28% | -0.405% |
| 2020 | 9.69% | -1.05% |
| 2019 | 10.74% | -1.46% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -0.037% |
| 2017 | 12.23% | -0.386% |
| 2016 | 12.62% | +1.45% |
| 2015 | 11.17% | +0.486% |
| 2014 | 10.68% | +0.085% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -1.68% |
| 2012 | 12.28% | -0.216% |
| 2011 | 12.49% | -1.19% |
| 2010 | 13.68% | +1.57% |
| 2009 | 12.11% | +1.48% |
| 2008 | 10.63% | -0.142% |
| 2007 | 10.77% | -0.747% |
| 2006 | 11.52% | -0.294% |
| 2005 | 11.81% | +1.51% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -1.23% |
| 2003 | 11.53% | -1.27% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.438% |
| 2001 | 12.36% | +0.664% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +0.522% |
| 1999 | 11.18% | +0.818% |
| 1998 | 10.36% | +0.678% |
| 1997 | 9.68% | +0.58% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -0.804% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -0.554% |
| 1994 | 10.46% | -0.115% |
| 1993 | 10.57% | -0.08% |
| 1992 | 10.65% | -0.447% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
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Iran, Islamic Rep.'s unemployment rate is 8.3% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.15% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.68% (2010); the lowest is 8.13% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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