Employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo
Congo: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.
That places Congo 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +40.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -36.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Congo was 0.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
- How does Congo rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Congo ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).