Australia vs Middle income: Employers, male (% of male employment)

Australia
9.2%
in 2025
Middle income
5.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Middle income rank
13th

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Australia
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 9.2% against 5.5% in Middle income, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th of 187 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 11.5% 4.8% 6.6% Australia
2000s 9.4% 4.9% 4.5% Australia
2010s 8.7% 5.1% 3.6% Australia
2020s 9.4% 5.4% 4.0% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Australia or Middle income?
Australia, at 9.2% against 5.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Australia and Middle income?
3.7%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Australia and Middle income rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Australia ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).