Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.1% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Ethiopia 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +33.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.3% compare
- 183 Mali 0.2% compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
- 186 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 187 Pakistan 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).