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Unemployment rate
Iran — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 30% (1989) |
| 1991 | 30% (1989) |
| 1992 | 30% (1989) |
| 1993 | 30% (1991 est.) |
| 1994 | 30% (1991 est.) |
| 1995 | over 30% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | over 30% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | over 30% (1995 est.) |
| 1998 | more than 30% (January 1998 est.) |
| 1999 | more than 30% (January 1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 25% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 14% (1999 est.) |
| 2002 | 14% (1999 est.) |
| 2003 | 16.3% (2003 est.) |
| 2004 | 15.7% (2002 est.) |
| 2005 | 11.2% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 11.2% (2004 est.) |
| 2007 | 15% according to the Iranian government (2007 est.) |
| 2008 | 12% according to the Iranian government (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 12.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 12% (2007 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2010 | 14.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 146 10.3% (2008 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2011 | 13.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 12.9% (2008 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2012 | 15.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 149 15.3% (2011 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2013 | 15.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 14.1% (2011 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2014 | 16% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 15.5% (2012 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
| 2015 | 11.2% (2014 est.) | 10.4% (2013 est.) | note: data are according to the Iranian Government | country comparison to the world: 115 |
| 2016 | 10.5% (2015 est.) | 10.3% (2014 est.) | note: data are according to the Iranian Government | country comparison to the world: 120 |
| 2017 | 12.5% (2016 est.) | 10.5% (2015 est.) | note: data are Iranian government numbers | country comparison to the world: 136 |
| 2018 | 11.8% (2017 est.) | 12.4% (2016 est.) | note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2019 | 11.8% (2017 est.) | 12.4% (2016 est.) | note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2020 | 11.8% (2017 est.) | 12.4% (2016 est.) | note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2021 | 11.8% (2017 est.) 12.4% (2016 est.) note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2022 | 11.8% (2017 est.) 12.4% (2016 est.) note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2023 | 11.46% (2021 est.) 12.17% (2020 est.) 10.74% (2019 est.) note: data are Iranian Government numbers |
| 2024 | 9.1% (2023 est.) 9.09% (2022 est.) 9.28% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 9.2% (2024 est.) 9.1% (2023 est.) 9.1% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |