Labour Force (Total) rose 0.808% to 28.6 mil in Iran in 2024, according to .
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Iran reached an all time high of 29.2 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 15.4 mil in 1990. When compared to Iran's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Iraq amounted to 12.0 mil, 83.6 mil in Pakistan and 2.44 mil in Turkmenistan in 2024.
Iran has been ranked 24th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 9.22 | 9.19 | 9.06 | 9.18 | 8.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 777 | 776 | 764 | 781 | 770 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 524 | 531 | 533 | 550 | 569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 29.1 | 29.2 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 9.80 | 9.92 | 9.82 | 10.0 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | mil | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 71.4 | 73.7 | 75.4 | 78.8 | 80.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | mil | 4.59 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 5.44 | 5.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
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