Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Lebanon: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
5.4%
in 2025
Lebanon
9.0%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
8th
Lebanon rank
9th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 9.0% against 5.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 4.2% 4.6% 0.3% Lebanon
2000s 4.5% 6.3% 1.8% Lebanon
2010s 4.5% 9.0% 4.4% Lebanon
2020s 5.0% 8.9% 3.9% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 9.0% against 5.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
3.6%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total 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).