Lesotho vs Niger: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Lesotho
5.9%
in 2025
Niger
5.7%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
25th
Niger rank
28th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
23456199120082025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 5.9% 1.8% 4.2% Lesotho
2000s 6.1% 1.8% 4.3% Lesotho
2010s 5.9% 2.3% 3.6% Lesotho
2020s 5.9% 5.8% 0.1% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Lesotho or Niger?
Lesotho, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Lesotho and Niger?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Lesotho ranks 25th and Niger ranks 28th of 187 countries.
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).