Italy vs Lower middle income: Employers, male (% of male employment)

Italy
8.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income
6.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
11th

Employers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Italy
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 8.7% against 6.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.

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

Italy ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 11th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 4.2% 6.7% Italy
2000s 10.9% 4.2% 6.7% Italy
2010s 9.9% 4.9% 5.0% Italy
2020s 8.8% 5.7% 3.1% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, male (% of male employment), Italy or Lower middle income?
Italy, at 8.7% against 6.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, male (% of male employment) between Italy and Lower middle income?
2.6%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lower middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Italy and Lower middle income rank globally for employers, male (% of male employment)?
Italy ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 11th 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).