Niger vs OECD members: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Niger
- OECD members
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.7% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was OECD members ahead.
Niger ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and OECD members in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.5% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Niger or OECD members?
- Niger, at 5.7% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Niger and OECD members?
- 2.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and OECD members rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Niger ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 31st 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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About this data
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).