Employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 2.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1994.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +86.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +66.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +86.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | +66.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
| 2022 | -36.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| 2021 | -31.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | -29.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | +34.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 154 Oman 0.9% compare
- 155 Kenya 0.9% compare
- 156 Russian Federation 0.8% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 159 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7% compare
- 160 Kuwait 0.7% compare
More work & labour data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1994.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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).