Industry share of total emplyoment in Iran
Iran: Industry share of total emplyoment was 34.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.7
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
37.51
in 1991
All-time low
32.82
in 2019
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Iran, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, industry share of total emplyoment in Iran stood at 34.7.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Iran peaked at 37.51 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.82, in 2019.
That places Iran 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.13 | 36.8 | 37.51 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.86 | 35.1 | 37.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.39 | 32.82 | 36.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.72 | 34.1 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 2,676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29,008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 8.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 105.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 35,629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 3,079 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 42,936 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Iran?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Iran was 34.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 37.51 in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.82 in 2019.
- How does Iran rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Iran ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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