Unemployment - Iran
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Iran is 16.0 (%) with a global rank of 41.
Iran compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Iran is similar to that of New Caledonia, Portugal, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Puerto Rico, Belize, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania with a respective Unemployment of 17.1, 16.8, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 15.9, 15.5, 15.0, 15.0, 14.7 (%) and a global rank of 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.Last 10 years averageIran had an average Unemployment of 13.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Iran during the Great RecessionIran's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.45% during the Great RecessionIran since the end of the Great RecessionIran's Unemployment had a positive growth of 33.3% since the end of the Great Recession
Iran compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Iran is similar to that of New Caledonia, Portugal, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Puerto Rico, Belize, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania with a respective Unemployment of 17.1, 16.8, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 15.9, 15.5, 15.0, 15.0, 14.7 (%) and a global rank of 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.Last 10 years averageIran had an average Unemployment of 13.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Iran during the Great RecessionIran's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.45% during the Great RecessionIran since the end of the Great RecessionIran's Unemployment had a positive growth of 33.3% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 11.1 |
1992 | 12.0 |
1993 | 11.6 |
1994 | 11.3 |
1995 | 11.0 |
1996 | 10.9 |
1997 | 11.2 |
1998 | 11.2 |
1999 | 14.0 |
2000 | 13.0 |
2001 | 12.2 |
2002 | 15.7 |
2003 | 16.3 |
2004 | 11.2 |
2005 | 12.1 |
2006 | 11.6 |
2007 | 12.0 |
2008 | 12.9 |
2009 | 12.0 |
2010 | 13.2 |
2011 | 15.3 |
2012 | 15.5 |
2013 | 16.0 |
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New Caledonia | 36 | 17.1 |
Portugal | 37 | 16.8 |
Jamaica | 38 | 16.3 |
The Bahamas | 39 | 16.2 |
Iraq | 40 | 16.0 |
Iran | 41 | 16.0 |
Puerto Rico | 42 | 15.9 |
Belize | 43 | 15.5 |
Georgia | 44 | 15.0 |
Dominican Republic | 45 | 15.0 |
Albania | 46 | 14.7 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators