Employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 3.9% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 4.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 3.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 3.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
More work & labour data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 3.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).