Employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 6.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 6.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1993.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
- 8 Lebanon 10.8% compare
- 9 Greece 9.7% compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4% compare
- 11 Australia 9.2% compare
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1993.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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).