Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2022
All-time low
1.5%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employers, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023

012341991200720231991: 1.51992: 1.61993: 1.61994: 1.61995: 1.71996: 1.71997: 1.71998: 1.71999: 1.72000: 1.72001: 1.82002: 1.82003: 1.82004: 1.82005: 2.32006: 2.72007: 3.12008: 3.12009: 3.22010: 3.22011: 3.32012: 3.32013: 3.32014: 3.32015: 3.32016: 3.42017: 3.42018: 3.42019: 3.52020: 3.52021: 3.42022: 3.72023: 3.6

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

Annual values for Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon, 1991 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +27.3% 1.8% 2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Guyana 4.0% compare
  2. 23 Suriname 4.0% compare
  3. 24 Libya 3.9% compare
  4. 26 Sierra Leone 3.4% compare
  5. 27 Central African Republic 3.3% compare
  6. 28 Morocco 3.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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).