Employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 3.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2013.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +38.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 2018 | +35.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
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, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).