Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1991.
Lebanon ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 3.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 3.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +27.3% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon was 3.6% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
- How does Lebanon rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).